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Fedora 24 : pdns (2017-bb0b9ddf27)

high Nessus Plugin ID 96897

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

- Update to 4.0.3

 - Security fix for CVE-2016-2120, CVE-2016-7068, CVE-2016-7072, CVE-2016-7073, CVE-2016-7074

Release notes 4.0.2:
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-4 02 Release notes 4.0.3:
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-4 03

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Solution

Update the affected pdns package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-bb0b9ddf27

http://www.nessus.org/u?0934651b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96897

File Name: fedora_2017-bb0b9ddf27.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/31/2017

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

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:fedoraproject:fedora:pdns, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:24

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/28/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2120, CVE-2016-7068, CVE-2016-7072, CVE-2016-7073, CVE-2016-7074