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TI-2015-04604 Aliases CVE-2015-5470GHSA-vh8j-jj36-28wq

The label decompression functionality in PowerDNS Recursor before 3.6.4 and 3.7.x before…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-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 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.11284 95th 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 · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 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:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.4VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.6.3VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.2VulnerablePowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 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:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.2 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-2015-5470
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vh8j-jj36-28wq

References

Patch 1

Other 2

  • 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-2015-04466 PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.4 before 3.4.7 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • 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
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Sources

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