CVE-2016-6172
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPowerdns Authoritative Server
PublishedSep 26, 2016
First seenSep 26, 2016
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| powerdns authoritative_server | v ≤ 4.0.0 | — |
| opensuse leap | 42.1 | — |
| opensuse opensuse | 13.2 | — |
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