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Case File

CVE-2016-6172

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 3.82% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-09-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. 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-2016-6172
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
3.82%

Original NVD Description

PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and secondary DNS server crash) via a large (1) AXFR or (2) IXFR response.