SB2015110802 - Fedora 23 update for pdns
Published: November 8, 2015 Updated: June 28, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015110802
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5311)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.