CVE-2015-5695
Designate mDNS DoS through incorrect handling of large RecordSets
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5695- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5695- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0144 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0144- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m6h2-634h-jcpj
7.1
Designate mDNS DoS through incorrect handling of large RecordSets
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.
- Record
GHSA-m6h2-634h-jcpj- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5695- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5695
6.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5695- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-m6h2-634h-jcpj
7.1
Designate mDNS DoS through incorrect handling of large RecordSets
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.
- Record
GHSA-m6h2-634h-jcpj- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2017-114
6.5
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2017-114- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5695
6.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5695- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
designatePyPI |
2015.1.0b2 to 2015.1.0b2 | None known |
designateDebian:12 |
before 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1 | 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1 |
designateDebian:13 |
before 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1 | 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1 |
designateDebian:14 |
before 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1 | 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1 |
designatePyPI |
Listed versions 2015.1.0b2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-5695 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openstack Designate, published August 31, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in designate 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1245241
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/6
launchpadlibrarian.net/211525251/bug-1471161-quotas-master.patch
bugs.launchpad.net/designate/+bug/1471161
lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack/2015-July/013548.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/11
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5695
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/designate/PYSEC-2017-114.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m6h2-634h-jcpj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5695
github.com/ironsource-mobile/designate
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5695
marc.info?l=oss-security&m=143811778831673&w=2
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5695