1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200601-16 / MyDNS |
| Release Date | January 30, 2006 |
| Latest Revision | January 30, 2006: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| net-dns/mydns | < 1.1.0 | >= 1.1.0 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #119548
MyDNS contains a vulnerability that may lead to a Denial of Service attack.
MyDNS is a DNS server using a MySQL database as a backend. It is designed to allow for fast updates and small resource usage.
MyDNS contains an unspecified flaw that may allow a remote Denial of Service.
An attacker could cause a Denial of Service by sending malformed DNS queries to the MyDNS server.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All MyDNS users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/mydns-1.1.0" |