CVE-2014-3614 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash PowerDNS Recursor by sending malformed packets, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3614?
CVE-2014-3614 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in PowerDNS Recursor (aka pdns_recursor) 3.6.x before 3.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unknown sequence of malformed packets.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3614?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Powerdns Powerdns Recursor.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3614?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-3614 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3614 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3614, GHSA-j326-5252-667m.