CVE-2016-5427
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5427
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-5427.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-5427
- Downstream
- Published
- 2016-09-21T14:25:15Z
- Modified
- 2026-05-17T11:55:08Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 does not properly handle a . (dot) inside labels, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (backend CPU consumption) via a crafted DNS query.
- References
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92917
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036761
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/3
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3