High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5427
CVE-2016-5427
Description
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
6- doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/3nvdRelease Notes
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92917nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036761nvd
- github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3nvd
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