FreeBSD : powerdns -- multiple vulnerabilities (e3200958-dd6c-11e6-ae1b-002590263bf5)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 96620

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

PowerDNS reports :

2016-02: Crafted queries can cause abnormal CPU usage

2016-03: Denial of service via the web server

2016-04: Insufficient validation of TSIG signatures

2016-05: Crafted zone record can cause a denial of service

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 96620

File Name: freebsd_pkg_e3200958dd6c11e6ae1b002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 1/19/2017

Updated: 1/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7074

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/18/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2120, CVE-2016-7068, CVE-2016-7072, CVE-2016-7073, CVE-2016-7074

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