CVE-2016-7069 describes a vulnerability in dnsdist versions prior to 1.2.0, specifically impacting how it handles EDNS0 OPT records when processing responses from backends, particularly when EDNS Client Subnet is enabled. On 32-bit systems, faulty pointer arithmetic during the removal of these records can lead to undefined behavior and a crash. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), this network-exploitable vulnerability requires no user interaction and can result in a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:dnsdist:*:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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