CVE-2016-5426
pdns - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 37.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-5426
To remediate CVE-2016-5426, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pdns—upgrade to 4.0.0~alpha1-1 or later
- Debian/pdns—upgrade to 3.1-4.1+deb7u2 or later
- —upgrade to 3.4.1-4+deb8u6 or later
Is CVE-2016-5426 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 37.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 4.0.0~alpha1-1
- from 0, < 3.1-4.1+deb7u2
- from 0, < 3.4.1-4+deb8u6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |