SB2016072911 - Fedora 24 update for pdns
Published: July 29, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016072911
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6172)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the target service to crash.The vulnerability exists due to resource error in PowerDNS. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause the target service to crash by sending a specially crafted AXFR response or IXFR response.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service via network
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.