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CVE-2016-6171
- EPSS 2.8%
- Veröffentlicht 09.02.2017 15:59:01
- Zuletzt bearbeitet 13.05.2026 00:24:29
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Knot DNS before 2.3.0 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and slave server crash) via a large zone transfer for (1) DDNS, (2) AXFR, or (3) IXFR.
| Typ | Quelle | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 2.8% | 0.847 |
| Quelle | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector String |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 8.6 | 3.9 | 4 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5 | 10 | 2.9 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/3
https://github.com/sischkg/xfer-limit/blob/master/README.md
https://lists.dns-oarc.net/pipermail/dns-operations/2016-July/015058.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91678
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/06/4
https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/knot/blob/c546a70563ef4c7badb7cb5bdf6d1ba8e7adae82/NEWS
https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/knot/issues/464