What is the severity of CVE-2015-5311?

CVE-2015-5311 has been classified as high severity due to its ability to cause denial of service and crash the server.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5311?

To mitigate CVE-2015-5311, upgrade PowerDNS Authoritative Server to version 3.4.7 or later.

What versions are affected by CVE-2015-5311?

CVE-2015-5311 affects PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions 3.4.4, 3.4.5, and 3.4.6.

What type of attack does CVE-2015-5311 facilitate?

CVE-2015-5311 allows remote attackers to launch a denial of service attack via crafted query packets.

What are the symptoms of CVE-2015-5311 exploitation?

Exploitation of CVE-2015-5311 can result in assertion failures leading to a crash of the PowerDNS server.

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CVE-2015-5311

medium

CWE

17/11/2015

6/8/2024

CVE-2015-5311: Input Validation

First published: Tue Nov 17 2015(Updated: )

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.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
PowerDNS	=3.4.4
PowerDNS	=3.4.5
PowerDNS	=3.4.6

Remedy

https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2015-03/

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5311?
CVE-2015-5311 has been classified as high severity due to its ability to cause denial of service and crash the server.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5311?
To mitigate CVE-2015-5311, upgrade PowerDNS Authoritative Server to version 3.4.7 or later.
What versions are affected by CVE-2015-5311?
CVE-2015-5311 affects PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions 3.4.4, 3.4.5, and 3.4.6.
What type of attack does CVE-2015-5311 facilitate?
CVE-2015-5311 allows remote attackers to launch a denial of service attack via crafted query packets.
What are the symptoms of CVE-2015-5311 exploitation?
Exploitation of CVE-2015-5311 can result in assertion failures leading to a crash of the PowerDNS server.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5311?
CVE-2015-5311 has been classified as high severity due to its ability to cause denial of service and crash the server.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5311?
To mitigate CVE-2015-5311, upgrade PowerDNS Authoritative Server to version 3.4.7 or later.
What versions are affected by CVE-2015-5311?
CVE-2015-5311 affects PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions 3.4.4, 3.4.5, and 3.4.6.
What type of attack does CVE-2015-5311 facilitate?
CVE-2015-5311 allows remote attackers to launch a denial of service attack via crafted query packets.
What are the symptoms of CVE-2015-5311 exploitation?
Exploitation of CVE-2015-5311 can result in assertion failures leading to a crash of the PowerDNS server.