PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 does not properly handle a
Published Sep 21, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 62.98%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.4.9
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 62.98% (0.62982) | 99.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 62.39% (0.62392) | 99.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 85.55% (0.85547) | 99.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 32.02% (0.32020) | 96.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.62% (0.44624) | 96.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 32.02% (0.32020) | 96.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.63% (0.01627) | 88.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2024 | 1.63% (0.01627) | 87.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 55.94% (0.55936) | 97.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 15, 2024 | 75.08% (0.75082) | 98.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 79.71% (0.79706) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 83.47% (0.83470) | 98.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 86.48% (0.86479) | 98.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 90.72% (0.90718) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTRelease Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92917 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036761 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3664 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/09/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTRelease Notes | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92917 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036761 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-01/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/commit/881b5b03a590198d03008e4200dd00cc537712f3 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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