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ubuntu-cve-2015-5230

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2020-01-15 17:15

Modified

2025-07-16 04:50

Summary

Details

The DNS packet parsing/generation code in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted query packets.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5230	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5230	REPORT

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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-geoip",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3build1"
          },
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-ldap",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-ldap-dbgsym",
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          {
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            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-mysql",
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          {
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-tinydns",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "pdns-backend-tinydns-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "pdns-server",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "pdns-server-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "pdns-tools",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "pdns-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.0.0~alpha2-3build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "pdns",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdns@4.0.0~alpha2-3build1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.0~alpha2-3build1"
            }
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.4.5-1build2",
        "3.4.6-2",
        "3.4.6-3",
        "3.4.7-1",
        "3.4.7-2",
        "4.0.0~alpha1-1",
        "4.0.0~alpha2-2",
        "4.0.0~alpha2-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The DNS packet parsing/generation code in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted query packets.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5230",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:50:52Z",
  "published": "2020-01-15T17:15:00Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5230"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5230"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2015-5230"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2025-07-18T16:43:15Z"
}

CVE-2015-5230 (GCVE-0-2015-5230)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-15 16:32 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:41

Summary

The DNS packet parsing/generation code in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.x before 3.4.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted query packets.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Other

Assigner

redhat

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-adv…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3347	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033475	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
PowerDNS	PowerDNS Authoritative Server	Affected: 3.4.x before 3.4.6

Date Public

2015-09-02 00:00

Show details on NVD website

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2015-5230

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2015-5230 (GCVE-0-2015-5230)

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