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cveRedhatCVE-2016-5427
HistorySep 21, 2016 - 2:25 p.m.

CVE-2016-5427

2016-09-2114:25:15
CWE-399
redhat
web.nvd.nist.gov
69
4
powerdns
pdns
authoritative server
cve-2016-5427
denial of service
vulnerability
nvd

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.751

Percentile

98.2%

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
powerdnsauthoritativeRange3.4.9
VendorProductVersionCPE
powerdnsauthoritative*cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Social References

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CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.751

Percentile

98.2%