CVE-2015-5311 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions 3.4.4 through 3.4.6. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted query packets, leading to an assertion failure and server crash. While the CVSS score is moderate at 5.0, indicating low attack complexity and no authentication required, the potential impact is limited to availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.