TI-2015-04466 Aliases CVE-2015-5311 GHSA-hcqm-j37x-5h8w

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.4 before 3.4.7 allows remote attackers to…

MEDIUM 59CWE-20Published 2015-11-17 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.4 before 3.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and server crash) via crafted query packets.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.67456 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.4:::::::*	3.4.4	Vulnerable	PowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.5:::::::*	3.4.5	Vulnerable	PowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.6:::::::*	3.4.6	Vulnerable	PowerDNS

cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.5 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.6 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

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5311
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcqm-j37x-5h8w

References

Patch 1

https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2015-03/

Advisory 3

Other 1

[oss-security] 20151109 PowerDNS Security Announcement 2015-03

TI-2015-01678 The label decompression functionality in PowerDNS Recursor 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2016-04703 PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 does not properly handle a . CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2016-04702 PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2026-25990 Incomplete domain name sanitization during CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-15157 An issue was discovered in PowerDNS Authoritative through 4.3.0 when… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2015-04604 The label decompression functionality in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.4 and 3.7.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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