[ GLSA 201412-33 ] PowerDNS Recursor: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: PowerDNS Recursor: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201412-33)
Severity: high
Exploitable: remote
Date: December 22, 2014
Bug(s): #299942, #404377, #514946, #531992
ID: 201412-33

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PowerDNS Recursor, the
worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.


Background

PowerDNS Recursor is a high-end, high-performance resolving name server

Affected Packages

Package: net-dns/pdns-recursor
Vulnerable: < 3.6.1-r1
Unaffected: >= 3.6.1-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PowerDNS Recursor.
Please review the CVE identifiers and PowerDNS blog post referenced below
for details.


Impact

A remote attacker may be able to send specially crafted packets,
possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service
condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to spoof DNS data.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PowerDNS Recursor users should upgrade to the latest version: