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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.