Denial of Service Vulnerability in PowerDNS Authoritative Server
CVE-2015-5311

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Powerdns

Status
Authoritative
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 November 2015

What is CVE-2015-5311?

The PowerDNS Authoritative Server, specifically versions 3.4.4 and earlier, is susceptible to a denial of service attack. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted query packets, leading to assertion failures that cause the server to crash. This impacts server availability, making it imperative for users to upgrade to versions 3.4.7 or higher to mitigate the risk. Security advisories have been released to inform users of the steps necessary for remediation.

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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/09/3
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce...
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034098
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EPSS Score

85% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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