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CVE-2016-6172

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (me

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and secondary DNS server crash) via a large (1) AXFR or (2) IXFR response.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00019
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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Affected Products & Versions

3
opensuse leapall versions
opensuseall versions
powerdns authoritative server<= 4.0.0
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD26 Sep 2016 · 04:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10136-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10537-1
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References & Sources

11
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036242
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-401Release Notes
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