Denial of Service Vulnerability in PowerDNS Recursor and Authoritative Server
CVE-2015-1868
Currently unrated
What is CVE-2015-1868?
PowerDNS Recursor and Authoritative Server are vulnerable due to a flaw in their label decompression functionality, which allows remote attackers to craft requests that reference themselves. This can lead to excessive CPU consumption or even a crash of the affected servers. System administrators should ensure they are running the latest versions of the software to mitigate potential risks.