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CVE-2016-5427
Published: Sep 21, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
1036761
vdb-entry
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DSA-3664
vendor-advisory
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92917
vdb-entry
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[oss-security] 20160909 PowerDNS Security Advisory 2016-01: Crafted queries can cause unexpected backend load
mailing-list
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https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/
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