CVE catalog
CVE-2014-8601
pdns-recursor: CVE-2014-8601
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 68.88% · Oct 25, 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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pdns-recursor | sid | 5.4.9-1 | fixed |
| Debian | pdns-recursor | forky | 5.4.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | pdns-recursor | trixie | 5.2.13-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | pdns-recursor | trixie-security | 5.2.13-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | pdns-recursor | bookworm | 4.8.8-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | pdns-recursor | bookworm-security | 4.8.8-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | pdns-recursor | 14.04 | 3.3-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pdns-recursor | 14.04 | 3.5.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pdns-recursor | 14.04 | 3.5.3-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pdns-recursor | source | sid | 3.6.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pdns-recursor | source | forky | 3.6.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pdns-recursor | source | trixie | 3.6.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pdns-recursor | source | bookworm | 3.6.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | pdns-recursor | deb | 14.04 | 3.5.3-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8601 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [pdns-recursor]Unknown
Details (4)
4.8.8-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.2-1dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · bookworm; dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 12
4.8.8-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.2-1dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · bookworm; dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 12
4.8.8-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.6.2-1dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · bookworm; dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 12
4.8.8-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.6.2-1dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · bookworm; dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [pdns-recursor]Unknown
Details (4)
5.2.11-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.2-1dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 13
5.2.11-0+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.2-1dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 13
5.2.13-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.6.2-1dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 13
5.2.13-0+deb13u1· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.6.2-1dsa · pdns-recursor · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10537-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8601]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-104-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3096-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8601]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8601]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]