vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-2120)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 1, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 1, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server allowing an authorized user to crash the server by inserting a specially crafted record in a zone under their control then sending a DNS query for that record. The issue is due to an integer overflow when checking if the content of the record matches the expected size, allowing an attacker to cause a read past the buffer boundary.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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