SB2017121528 - File injection in pdns-recursor (Alpine package)



SB2017121528 - File injection in pdns-recursor (Alpine package)

Published: December 15, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017121528
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) File injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15093)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to inject API file on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the API of PowerDNS Recursor during a source code audit by Nixu due to insufficient validation of the new netmask and IP addresses of forwarded zones. A remote attacker can add and remove netmasks when api-config-dir is set to a non-empty value and inject new configuration directives into the Recursor’s configuration.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.