CVE-2015-5311 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.4 before 3.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and server crash) via crafted query packets.

Published: 2015-11-17

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.6:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00478.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171865.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171976.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172193.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/09/3
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034098
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2015-03/

History

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Powerdns Authoritative

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-11-17T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:41:09.526Z

Reserved: 2015-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5311

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-11-17T15:59:07.357

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-5311

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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