VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-5230

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability9.02%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-01-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The DNS packet parsing/generation code in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted query packets.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references