Denial of Service Vulnerability in PowerDNS Authoritative Server
CVE-2012-0206

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Powerdns
Status
Authoritative Server
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 February 2012

Summary

A vulnerability exists in PowerDNS Authoritative Server that allows remote attackers to create a denial of service condition by sending specially crafted UDP DNS responses. This flaw can lead to a packet loop, severely disrupting service availability and affecting overall performance for users relying on the DNS service.

References

http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2012-01.html
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http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772570
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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