CVE-2015-1868
HIGHEPSS 100th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156648.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156655.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156667.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156680.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156725.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156743.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3306
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3307
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74306
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032220
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.