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TI-2015-01678 Aliases CVE-2015-1868GHSA-9r88-88v4-3j6c

The label decompression functionality in PowerDNS Recursor 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and…

Priority HIGH 74CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.78725 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.3VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1VulnerablePowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1868
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9r88-88v4-3j6c

References

Advisory 8

Sources

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