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Checkpoint

PowerDNS Authoritative Server Dot Character Denial of Service (CVE-2016-5427)

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in PowerDNS Authoritative Server. The vulnerability is due to an error in processing queries with the dot character inside. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted DNS packet to the target application that could lead to excessive resources being consumed, resulting in a denial of service condition.