Base Score

HIGH7.5

CVE-2016-5426

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.

VectorNETWORK

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateSep 21, 2016, 14:25

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-399

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Base Severity

HIGH

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

HIGH

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92917
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036761
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/
https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3

Base Score

HIGH7.5

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-399

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.5

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Base Severity

HIGH

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK

Attack Complexity (AC)

LOW

Privileges Required (PR)

NONE

User Interaction (UI)

NONE

Scope (S)

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

HIGH