CVE-2015-5695

Published: Aug 31, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-400

6.5MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

openstack

oss-project·USaka openstack foundation

designateOn-premWeb App

Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp

PyPI

package-ecosystem

designate

OSS Libraries

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/2015-July/013548.html

lists.openstack.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/11

openwall.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/6

openwall.com

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