Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-12244 CVE-2020-10995 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
pdns-recursor (Debian package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Debian |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
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
DescriptionThe 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.
Update pdns-recursor package to version 4.1.11-1+deb10u1.
Vulnerable software versionspdns-recursor (Debian package): 3.0.1-1 - 4.3.0-2
External linkshttp://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4691
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.
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
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate pdns-recursor package to version 4.1.11-1+deb10u1.
Vulnerable software versionspdns-recursor (Debian package): 3.0.1-1 - 4.3.0-2
External linkshttp://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4691
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.