PowerDNS Recursor: Multiple vulnerabilities

PowerDNS Recursor: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in PowerDNS Recursor, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code. pdns-recursor 2014-12-22 2014-12-22 299942 404377 514946 531992 remote 3.6.1-r1 3.6.1-r1

PowerDNS Recursor is a high-end, high-performance resolving name server

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PowerDNS Recursor. Please review the CVE identifiers and PowerDNS blog post referenced below for details.

A remote attacker may be able to send specially crafted packets, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to spoof DNS data.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All PowerDNS Recursor users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/pdns-recursor-3.6.1-r1"

CVE-2009-4009 CVE-2009-4010 CVE-2012-1193 CVE-2014-8601 Related to recent DoS attacks: Recursor configuration file guidance craig ackle