Debian Security Advisory
DSA-771-1 pdns -- several vulnerabilities
- Date Reported:
- 01 Aug 2005
- Affected Packages:
- pdns
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 318798.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-2301, CVE-2005-2302. - More information:
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Several problems have been discovered in pdns, a versatile nameserver that can lead to a denial of service. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
- CAN-2005-2301
Norbert Sendetzky and Jan de Groot discovered that the LDAP backend did not properly escape all queries, allowing it to fail and not answer queries anymore.
- CAN-2005-2302
Wilco Baan discovered that queries from clients without recursion permission can temporarily blank out domains to clients with recursion permitted. This enables outside users to blank out a domain temporarily to normal users.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain pdns packages.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.17-13sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.9.18-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your pdns package.
- CAN-2005-2301
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1.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_2.9.17-13sarge1.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-doc_2.9.17-13sarge1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-ldap_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-mysql_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pgsql_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-pipe_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-sqlite_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-recursor_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-server_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdns/pdns-backend-geo_2.9.17-13sarge1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.