Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-5427

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 does not properly handle a . (dot) inside labels, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (backend CPU consumption) via a crafted DNS query.
Published 2016-09-21 14:25:16
Updated 2017-08-13 01:29:14
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2016-5427

Threat overview for CVE-2016-5427

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2016-5427
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 53
IPs affected by CVE-2016-5427 3,649
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-5427

EPSS FAQ
75.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 98 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-5427

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 NIST
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-5427

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-5427

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