The label decompression functionality in PowerDNS Recursor 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.2 and Authoritative (Auth) Server 3.2.x, 3.3.x before 3.3.2, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a request with a name that refers to itself
Published May 18, 2015
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 81.72%
Description
The label decompression functionality in PowerDNS Recursor 3.5.x, 3.6.x before 3.6.3, and 3.7.x before 3.7.2 and Authoritative (Auth) Server 3.2.x, 3.3.x before 3.3.2, and 3.4.x before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a request with a name that refers to itself.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.2
- 3.3
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.3
Configuration 2
- 20
- 21
- 22
Configuration 3
- 3.5
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.1
- 3.6.2
- 3.6.3
- 3.7.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 81.72% (0.81724) | 99.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 81.83% (0.81834) | 99.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00351) | 56.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 18, 2025 | 51.99% (0.51988) | 97.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 55.31% (0.55305) | 97.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 53.40% (0.53400) | 97.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 48.86% (0.48858) | 96.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 53.40% (0.53400) | 97.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 3.38% (0.03385) | 91.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 4.54% (0.04545) | 91.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 75.31% (0.75313) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2023 | 83.62% (0.83622) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 86.60% (0.86600) | 97.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156648.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156655.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156667.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156680.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156725.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/156743.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3306 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3307 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74306 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032220 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
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