{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-g832-5583-wc79",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:38:41Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:38:41Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-7068"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7068"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-7068"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2016-02"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3763"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3764"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-09-11T13:29:00Z"
  }
}