CVE-2016-6172: opensuse leap Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS: 7.1v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6172DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6172
Published 26-09-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-6172 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in opensuse leap. EPSS estimates a 3.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.82%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2Timeline
- 26-09-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and secondary DNS server crash) via a large (1) AXFR or (2) IXFR response.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.8MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.8MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
High 7.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
90%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.82% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score3.82%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- pdns< 4.0.1-1
Powerdns1 product
- authoritative_server≤ 4.0.0
Ubuntu1 product
- pdnsAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 5 products
References
15 links
- lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00085.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory