CVE-2015-5230

unknown

Published — · Modified —

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

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Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5230

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`3.4.6-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`3.4.6-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`3.4.6-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`3.4.6-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`3.4.6-1`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5230

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.