CVE-2015-5694 json
Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes
published 2019-11-22 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4 , PYSEC-2019-243 , EUVD-2019-0162
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Designate does not enforce the DNS protocol limit concerning record set sizes
Patch / fix
- designate Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2015.1.0+2015.08.26.git34.9fa07c5798-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5694
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5694 updated cvss 3.5
openstack-designate: Infinite loop with large resource record sets
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) python-designate, openstack-designate-api, openstack-designate-mdns, openstack-designate-sink, openstack-designate-agent, openstack-designate-common, +2 moreaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) python-designate, python-designate-tests, openstack-designate-api, openstack-designate-mdns, openstack-designate-sink, openstack-designate-agent, +6 more Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 python3-designate, openstack-designate-api, openstack-designate-mdns, openstack-designate-sink, openstack-designate-agent, openstack-designate-common, +3 more Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 python3-designate, openstack-designate-api, openstack-designate-mdns, openstack-designate-sink, openstack-designate-agent, openstack-designate-common, +3 moreaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 openstack-designate 16.0.2-18.0.20240620195552.ff1986c.el9ostaffected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | designate | 1 listed version |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
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security-tracker.debian.org
/tracker/CVE-2015-5694
web, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2015-5694
web, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, report
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/07/29/6
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/11
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5694
advisory
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github.com
/openstack/designate
package
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/designate/PYSEC-2019-243.yaml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-5694
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-c33m-22cr-j9x4
- NVD CVE-2015-5694
- OSV PYSEC-2019-243
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