Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20165427000
Revision Date:2016-09-21Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-5427 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - 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 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'pdns' package in precise is affected and needs fixing.
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