MyDNS: Denial of service

Background

MyDNS is a DNS server using a MySQL database as a backend. It is designed to allow for fast updates and small resource usage.

Description

MyDNS contains an unspecified flaw that may allow a remote Denial of Service.

Impact

An attacker could cause a Denial of Service by sending malformed DNS queries to the MyDNS server.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MyDNS users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/mydns-1.1.0"