VDB
CVE-2016-5427
CVE-2016-5427
REJECTED
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.
EPSS 85.55% · 99.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
85.55%
99.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | pdns | 3.4.6-2, 3.4.5-1build2, 3.4.6-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3 (circl)
- 1036761 (circl)
- DSA-3664 (circl)
- 92917 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20160909 PowerDNS Security Advisory 2016-01: Crafted queries can cause unexpected backend load (circl)
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/ (circl)
Timeline
- Sep 21, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5427 third-party-advisory
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5427 third-party-advisory