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.
CVE-2015-1868 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from powerdns, from fedoraproject, from powerdns organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2015-05-18T15:59:05.823
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
10.0
6.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | powerdns | authoritative | 3.2 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | authoritative | 3.3 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | authoritative | 3.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | authoritative | 3.3.2 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | authoritative | 3.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | authoritative | 3.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | authoritative | 3.4.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 20 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 21 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 22 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | 3.5 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | 3.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | 3.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | 3.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | 3.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | 3.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | 3.6.2 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | 3.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | powerdns | recursor | 3.7.1 | Yes |
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