FreeBSD : powerdns -- remotely triggered crash (ce79167f-ee1c-11eb-9785-b42e99a1b9c3)

high Nessus Plugin ID 152125

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

powerdns reports :

PowerDNS Security Advisory 2021-01: Specific query crashes Authoritative Server

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?53bc2d86

http://www.nessus.org/u?61f916bb

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 152125

File Name: freebsd_pkg_ce79167fee1c11eb9785b42e99a1b9c3.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 7/28/2021

Updated: 8/10/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-36754

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:powerdns, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-36754