CVE-2015-5695

Public Exploit

Description

Designate 2015.1.0 through 1.0.0.0b1 as packaged in OpenStack Kilo does not enforce RecordSets per domain, and Records per RecordSet quotas when processing an internal zone file transfer, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted resource record set.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.43% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory openstack.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245241 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/6 third party advisory mailing list
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/211525251/bug-1471161-quotas-master.patch mailing list third party advisory patch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/designate/+bug/1471161 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/2015-July/013548.html mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/11 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5695?
CVE-2015-5695 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5695?
To fix CVE-2015-5695, 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-2015-5695 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5695 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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