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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-5695 · published 31 August 2017

CVE-2015-5695: Openstack designate uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Openstack · Designate

Designate 2015.1.0 through 1.0.0.0b1 as packaged in OpenStack Kilo does not enforce RecordSets per domain, and Records per RecordSet quotas when processing an internal zone file transfer, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted resource record set.

6.5 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% · top 18.6% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
6.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.0
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Designate 2015.1.0 through 1.0.0.0b1 as packaged in OpenStack Kilo does not enforce RecordSets per domain, and Records per RecordSet quotas when processing an internal zone file transfer, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted resource record set.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/2015-July/013548.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/11 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/6 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/designate/+bug/1471161 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245241 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/211525251/bug-1471161-quotas-master.patch Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/2015-July/013548.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/11 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/6 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/designate/+bug/1471161 ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245241 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/211525251/bug-1471161-quotas-master.patch Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-5695), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.