Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-8601
PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.2 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("performance degradations") via a large or infinite number of referrals, as demonstrated by resolving domains hosted by ezdns.it.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2014-8601
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Threat overview for CVE-2014-8601
Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2014-8601
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
53
IPs affected by CVE-2014-8601 101
Threat actors abusing to this issue?
Yes
Find out if you* are
affected by CVE-2014-8601!
*Directly or indirectly through your vendors, service providers and 3rd parties.
Powered by
attack surface intelligence
from SecurityScorecard.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8601
9.39%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 95 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-8601
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-8601
-
Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-8601
-
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031310
PowerDNS Resolver Resource Consumption Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
-
http://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2014-02/
Advisory 2014-02Third Party Advisory
-
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212
VU#264212 - Recursive DNS resolver implementations may follow referrals infinitelyThird Party Advisory;US Government Resource
-
http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html
Page introuvable – CERT-FRThird Party Advisory
-
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3096
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3096-1 pdns-recursorThird Party Advisory
-
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71545
PowerDNS Recursor CVE-2014-8601 Remote Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
Jump to