6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-6172
PowerDNS Remote Denial of Service
Description

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and secondary DNS server crash) via a large (1) AXFR or (2) IXFR response.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2016, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6172 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Powerdns authoritative_server
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6172.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036242
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-401 Release Notes
https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4128 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4133 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/pull/4134 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md Patch
https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036242
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-401 Release Notes
https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4128 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4133 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/pull/4134 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md Patch
https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6172 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6172 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036242
    Added Reference https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-401
    Added Reference https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4128
    Added Reference https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4133
    Added Reference https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/pull/4134
    Added Reference https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md
    Added Reference https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036242 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative_server:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-401 No Types Assigned https://doc.powerdns.com/md/changelog/#powerdns-authoritative-server-401 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/pull/4134 No Types Assigned https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/pull/4134 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4133 No Types Assigned https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4133 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4128 No Types Assigned https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/issues/4128 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html No Types Assigned https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Added CWE CWE-400
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6172 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6172 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.44 }} -0.21%

score

0.75596

percentile

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