Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20165427000
Revision Date:2016-09-21Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-5427 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
Description:PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 does not properly handle a . (dot) inside labels, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (backend CPU consumption) via a crafted DNS query.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-5427
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'pdns' package in artful is not affected.
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