CVE-2015-5311

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5311
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-11-17 15:59:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionPowerDNS (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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Powerdns Authoritative 3.4.4 All All All
Application Powerdns Authoritative 3.4.5 All All All
Application Powerdns Authoritative 3.4.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - PowerDNS Security Announcement 2015-03 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: pdns-3.4.7-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: pdns-3.4.7-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: pdns-3.4.7-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
PowerDNS Authoritative Server Packet Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Advisory 2015-03 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 doc.powerdns.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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