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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809856
Category:Denial of Service
Title:PowerDNS Recursor Label Decompression Denial of Service Vulnerability - Windows
Summary:PowerDNS Recursor is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
PowerDNS Recursor is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists due to an error in the
handling of DNS packets by label decompression functionality.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to cause the target service to crash or consume excessive CPU resource.

Affected Software/OS:
PowerDNS Recursor 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.4,
and 3.7.x before 3.7.3 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to PowerDNS Recursor 3.6.4, or 3.7.3.
or later.

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-2015-1868
BugTraq ID: 74306
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74306
Debian Security Information: DSA-3306 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3306
Debian Security Information: DSA-3307 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3307
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156743.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156725.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156655.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156680.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156667.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156648.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032220
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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