6.5

CVE-2015-5695: openstack designate Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-m6h2-634h-jcpjPYSEC-2017-114UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5695
Published 31-08-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5695 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in openstack designate. EPSS estimates a 2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 31-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Designate 2015.1.0 through 1.0.0.0b1 as packaged in OpenStack Kilo does not enforce RecordSets per domain, and Records per RecordSet quotas when processing an internal zone file transfer, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted resource record set.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.15% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.15%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.launchpad.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • designate< 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1
Openstack1 product
PyPI1 product
  • designate2015.1.0b2
Ubuntu1 product
  • designate< 1:2.1.0-0ubuntu1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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