VDB
GHSA-ghrw-639j-38vq
GHSA-ghrw-639j-38vq
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
- May 17, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-ghrw-639j-38vq
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-ghrw-639j-38vqOr with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:
curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-ghrw-639j-38vq/fixes/registry"The Community plan is free and allows 50 queries a day. Get a free API key · API quickstart
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036761 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5426 advisory
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3 url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664 url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/3 url
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92917 url