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title: "CVE-2015-5311\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-5311

Publication date 17 November 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server 3.4.4 before 3.4.7 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and server crash)
via crafted query packets.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5311?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| pdns | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| pdns-recursor | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5311?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [debian](https://launchpad.net/~debian)

recursor not affected

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| pdns | * Upstream:   <https://downloads.powerdns.com/patches/2015-03/> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5311)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5311)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-5311)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5311)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/09/3>
* <https://doc.powerdns.com/md/security/powerdns-advisory-2015-03/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5311>