CVE-2016-7072

Description

An issue has been found in PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 3.4.11 and 4.0.2 allowing a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by opening a large number of TCP connections to the web server. If the web server runs out of file descriptors, it triggers an exception and terminates the whole PowerDNS process. While it's more complicated for an unauthorized attacker to make the web server run out of file descriptors since its connection will be closed just after being accepted, it might still be possible.

Categories

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory powerdns.com
Affected: Open-Xchange pdns
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7072 issue tracking third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3764 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-03/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7072?
CVE-2016-7072 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7072?
To fix CVE-2016-7072, 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-2016-7072 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-7072 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-7072?
CVE-2016-7072 affects Open-Xchange pdns.
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