CVE-2015-5311 (GCVE-0-2015-5311)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-11-17 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
PowerDNS (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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/09/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034098 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-adv… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Date Public
2015-11-09 00:00
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