PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when running with an LDAP backend, does not properly escape LDAP queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to answer ldap questions) and possibly conduct an LDAP injection attack.
http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-2-9-18
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112155941310297&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014504
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
Source: MITRE
Published: 2005-07-19
Updated: 2016-10-18
Type: NVD-CWE-Other
Base Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: MEDIUM