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CVE-2015-1868 Detail

Current 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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156648.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156655.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156667.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156680.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156725.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156743.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3306
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3307
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74306 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032220 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-1868
NVD Published Date:
05/18/2015
NVD Last Modified:
12/27/2016
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.