Arch Linux update for powerdns-recursor



Published: 2020-05-21
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2020-10995
CVE-2020-12244
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU28141

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10995

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing DNS responses. A remote attacker who controls a malicious DNS server can send a specially crafted response and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against third-party DNS servers.

The attack is triggered by random subdomains in the NSDNAME in NS records.

Mitigation

Update the affected package powerdns-recursor to version 4.2.2-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202005-10


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU28142

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12244

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to records in the answer section of a NXDOMAIN response lacking an SOA are not properly validated in SyncRes::processAnswer. A remote attacker with ability to perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack can send a NXDOMAIN answer for a name that does exist and bypass DNSSEC validation.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a spoofing attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package powerdns-recursor to version 4.2.2-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-202005-10


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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