CVE-2016-5426 | BDVDB-2026-78212 Detail
Description#
PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (backend CPU consumption) via a long qname.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036761
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92917
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/3
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.