Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1211-1 pdns -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 14 Nov 2006
- Affected Packages:
- pdns
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-4251.
- More information:
-
It was discovered that malformed TCP packets may lead to denial of service and possibly the execution of arbitrary code if the PowerDNS nameserver acts as a recursive nameserver.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.9.17-13sarge3.
For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.4-1 of pdns-recursor.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.4-1 of pdns-recursor.
We recommend that you upgrade your PowerDNS packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-doc_2.9.17-13sarge3_all.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_arm.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_ia64.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge3_s390.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.