CVE-2015-1868

Description

The label decompression functionality in PowerDNS Recursor 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.2 and Authoritative (Auth) Server 3.2.x, 3.3.x before 3.3.2, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a request with a name that refers to itself.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 51.99% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156648.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156725.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156743.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74306 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156655.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156680.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3306 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3307 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032220 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156667.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-1868?
CVE-2015-1868 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-1868?
To fix CVE-2015-1868, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-1868 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-1868 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~52% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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