Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201621200000000
Revision Date:2018-11-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-2120 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions up to and including 3.4.10, 4.0.1 allowing an authorized user to crash the server by inserting a specially crafted record in a zone under their control then sending a DNS query for that record. The issue is due to an integer overflow when checking if the content of the record matches the expected size, allowing an attacker to cause a read past the buffer boundary.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-2120
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND pdns package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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