Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.112377
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	PowerDNS Security Advisory 2014-02: PowerDNS Recursor 3.6.1 and earlier can be made to provide bad service
Summary:	PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.2 does not limit delegation chaining,; which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("performance degradations") via a large; or infinite number of referrals, as demonstrated by resolving domains hosted by ezdns.it.
Description:	Summary: PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.2 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("performance degradations") via a large or infinite number of referrals, as demonstrated by resolving domains hosted by ezdns.it. Affected Software/OS: PowerDNS Recursor before version 3.6.2. Solution: Update PowerDNS Recursor to version 3.6.2. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8601 BugTraq ID: 71545 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71545 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#264212 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212 Debian Security Information: DSA-3096 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3096 http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031310
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