CVE-2015-5694

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

6.5 MediumFix available

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

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

1.83%Up 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Record: CVE-2015-5694
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-835
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Record: CVE-2015-5694
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-0162 No score

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Record: EUVD-2019-0162
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4 4.9

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Record: GHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4
CVSS 4.0: 4.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-835
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Record: CVE-2015-5694
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5694 6.5

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5694
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4 4.9

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Record: GHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4
CVSS 4.0: 4.9 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-835
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2019-243 6.5

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Record: PYSEC-2019-243
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5694 6.5

Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5694
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`designate` PyPI	2015.1.0b2 to 2015.1.0b2	None known
`designate` Debian:12	before 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1	2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1
`designate` Debian:13	before 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1	2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1
`designate` Debian:14	before 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1	2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1
`designate` PyPI	Listed versions 2015.1.0b2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-5694 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openstack Designate, published November 22, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.83%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in designate 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1.

References

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