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openSUSE Security Update : pdns (openSUSE-2016-1103)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93699

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for pdns fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2016-5426, CVE-2016-5427: Fix case where crafted queries can cause unexpected backend load. (boo#998159)

Solution

Update the affected pdns packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=998159

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93699

File Name: openSUSE-2016-1103.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/26/2016

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-sqlite3, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-mydns, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-sqlite3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-mysql, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-postgresql-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-ldap, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-mysql-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-ldap-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-mydns-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-lua-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-backend-lua, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pdns-debuginfo

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5426, CVE-2016-5427