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CVE-2016-5426

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 30.63% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 30.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-5426
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
30.63%

Original NVD Description

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 3.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (backend CPU consumption) via a long qname.