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Debian DSA-1968-1 : pdns-recursor - several vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 44833
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
It was discovered that pdns-recursor, the PowerDNS recursive name server, contains several vulnerabilities :- CVE-2009-4009 A buffer overflow can be exploited to crash the daemon, or potentially execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2009-4010 A cache poisoning vulnerability may allow attackers to trick the server into serving incorrect DNS data.
Solution
Upgrade the pdns-recursor package.For the oldstable distribution (etch), fixed packages will be provided soon.
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 3.1.7-1+lenny1.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4009
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 44833
File Name: debian_DSA-1968.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/24/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:pdns-recursor, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-4009, CVE-2009-4010
CWE: 119
DSA: 1968