Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106094
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	PowerDNS Authoritative Server DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	PowerDNS Authoritative Server is prone to a denial of service; vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: PowerDNS Authoritative Server is prone to a denial of service vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: A bug was found in the packet parsing code. This bug, when exploited, causes an assertion error and consequent termination of the pdns_server process, causing a Denial of Service. When the PowerDNS Authoritative Server is run inside the guardian (--guardian), or inside a supervisor like supervisord or systemd, it will be automatically restarted, limiting the impact to a somewhat degraded service. Vulnerability Impact: A remote attacker may cause a DoS condition. Affected Software/OS: PowerDNS Authoritative Server 3.4.4 until 3.4.6 Solution: Upgrade to version 3.4.7 or later 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-2015-5311 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171976.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171865.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172193.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/09/3 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034098
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