openSUSE Security Update : pdns-recursor (openSUSE-2020-698)

high Nessus Plugin ID 136885

Language:

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for pdns-recursor fixes the following issues :

- update to 4.1.16

- fixes an issue where records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA were not properly validated (CVE-2020-12244, boo#1171553)

- fixes an issue where invalid hostname on the server can result in disclosure of invalid memory (CVE-2020-10030, boo#1171553)

- fixes an issue in the DNS protocol has been found that allows malicious parties to use recursive DNS services to attack third party authoritative name servers (CVE-2020-10995, boo#1171553)

For details see https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/changelog/4.1.html#change-4.1.16

Solution

Update the affected pdns-recursor packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 136885

File Name: openSUSE-2020-698.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/26/2020

Updated: 3/8/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-10030

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-recursor, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-recursor-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-recursor-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-10030, CVE-2020-10995, CVE-2020-12244

Detections

Analytics