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CVE-2014-8601
Published:December 10, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.2 does not limit delegation chaining, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ("performance degradations") via a large or infinite number of referrals, as demonstrated by resolving domains hosted by ezdns.it.
Related Resources (8)
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-8601
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3096
http://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2014-02/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031310
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8601
http://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/site/CERTFR-2014-AVI-512/index.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/264212
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71545
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
EPSS
Base Score:
0.76