CVE-2016-5427
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 21, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 10, 2016
Description
PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 does not properly handle a . (dot) inside labels, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (backend CPU consumption) via a crafted DNS query.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3
- 1036761vdb-entry
- DSA-3664vendor-advisory
- 92917vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20160909 PowerDNS Security Advisory 2016-01: Crafted queries can cause unexpected backend loadmailing-list
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/
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