vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-61d89849-43cb-11eb-aba5-00a09858faf5 (CVE-2020-24698): powerdns -- Various issues in GSS-TSIG support
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 23, 2020 | Jun 15, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 21, 2020
Added
Dec 23, 2020
Modified
Jun 15, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in PowerDNS Authoritative through 4.3.0 when --enable-experimental-gss-tsig is used. A remote, unauthenticated attacker might be able to cause a double-free, leading to a crash or possibly arbitrary code execution. by sending crafted queries with a GSS-TSIG signature.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-powerdns
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