cvelist/2016/7xxx/CVE-2016-7068.json

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        "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com",
        "ID": "CVE-2016-7068",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
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                    "product": {
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                            {
                                "product_name": "pdns",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "3.4.11"
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                                        {
                                            "version_value": "4.0.2"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "3.7.4"
                                        },
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "4.0.4"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "Open-Xchange"
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    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "An issue has been found in PowerDNS before 3.4.11 and 4.0.2, and PowerDNS recursor before 3.7.4 and 4.0.4, allowing a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause an abnormal CPU usage load on the PowerDNS server by sending crafted DNS queries, which might result in a partial denial of service if the system becomes overloaded. This issue is based on the fact that the PowerDNS server parses all records present in a query regardless of whether they are needed or even legitimate. A specially crafted query containing a large number of records can be used to take advantage of that behaviour."
            }
        ]
    },
    "impact": {
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                {
                    "vectorString": "5.3/CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                    "version": "3.0"
                }
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        ]
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    "problemtype": {
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            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-20"
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7068",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7068"
            },
            {
                "name": "DSA-3764",
                "refsource": "DEBIAN",
                "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3764"
            },
            {
                "name": "DSA-3763",
                "refsource": "DEBIAN",
                "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3763"
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            {
                "name": "https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-02/",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-02/"
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}