CVE-2015-1868 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PowerDNS Recursor and Authoritative Server versions, where a specially crafted DNS request with a self-referential name can lead to high CPU consumption or a crash. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, potentially causing significant service disruption. While no public exploits or Metasploit modules are available, and there's minimal community discussion, organizations using affected PowerDNS versions should apply available patches to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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