Unscored severity · published Dec 10, 2014
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…
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CVSS
68.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)68.9% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
RE
Recursor · Powerdns
through 3.6.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8601
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8601
Third Party Advisory
http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html
Third Party Advisory
http://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2014-02/
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3096
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71545
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031310
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