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CVE-2016-6172
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
CVSSv3.1 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and secondary DNS server crash) via a large (1) AXFR or (2) IXFR response..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.1/10
- Exploit Score
- 8.6/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 6.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- None
CVSSv3.1 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 6.8/10
- Exploit Score
- 2.2/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- High
- Privileges Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 4/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- High
- Integrity Impact
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- User Interaction
- None
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.html
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-401
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/pull/4134
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4133
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4128
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3
- https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md
- https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036242