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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703307
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3307-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pdns-recursor' package(s) announced via the DSA-3307-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'pdns-recursor' package(s) announced via the DSA-3307-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Toshifumi Sakaguchi discovered that the patch applied to pdns-recursor, a recursive DNS server, fixing CVE-2015-1868, was insufficient in some cases, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service-affecting CPU spikes and in some cases a crash).

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 3.6.2-2+deb8u2.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.7.3-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.7.3-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pdns-recursor packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'pdns-recursor' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-5470
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/07/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/10/8
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