CVE-2015-5311 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the PowerDNS Authoritative Server via crafted query packets, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-5311?
CVE-2015-5311 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5311?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Powerdns Authoritative.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5311?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-5311 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5311 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5311, GHSA-hcqm-j37x-5h8w.