Denial of Service Vulnerability in OpenStack Designate
CVE-2015-5695

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Openstack
Status
Designate
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 August 2017

What is CVE-2015-5695?

A vulnerability exists in OpenStack Designate versions 2015.1.0 and 1.0.0.0b1 where the system fails to enforce RecordSets per domain and Records per RecordSet quotas during internal zone file transfers. This flaw can be exploited by remote attackers, leading to a potential denial of service condition characterized by an infinite loop, triggered by specially crafted resource record sets.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245241
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/6
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https://launchpadlibrarian.net/211525251/bug-1471161-quot...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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