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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 2, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-5470

CVE-2015-5470

Description

The label decompression functionality in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.4 and 3.7.x before 3.7.3 and Authoritative (Auth) Server before 3.3.3 and 3.4.x before 3.4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a request with a long name that refers to itself. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1868.

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Affected products

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  • PowerDNS/Pdnsinferred
    Range: <3.3.3 || >=3.4.0 <3.4.5
  • PowerDNS/Authoritative7 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.3.2
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <3.4.5
  • PowerDNS/Recursor4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.6.3
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <3.7.3

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