Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes
Priority LOW 33CWE-835Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01834 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
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 |
| — | designate (PyPI) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- designate (PyPI) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:designate:1.0.0:a0:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 a0 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:designate:1.0.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0.0 b1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:designate:2015.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2015.1.0 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_openstack_platform:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:designate:1.0.0:a0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 a0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:designate:1.0.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0.0 b1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:designate:2015.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.1.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_openstack_platform:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5694
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Advisory 5
Sources
- CVE-2015-5694 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5694 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5694 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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