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CVE-2016-5426 Details

Description

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (backend CPU consumption) via a long qname.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3 CVEPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/3 CVERelease Notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92917 CVE

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
powerdns authoritative
<= 3.4.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5426
NVD Published Date:
Sep 21, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-5426 Details - Not Deferred