Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20148601000
Revision Date:2014-12-10Version:1
Title:CVE-2014-8601 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
Description:PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.2 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("performance degradations") via a large or infinite number of referrals, as demonstrated by resolving domains hosted by ezdns.it.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2014-8601
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND The 'pdns-recursor' package in trusty was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.5.3-1ubuntu0.1').
    • BACK