CVE-2005-0038 — Infinite Loop in Powerdns

5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Open-xchange PdnsPowerdns
Timeline
PublishedDec 31
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed DNS packet with a label length byte with an incorrect offset, which could trigger an infinite loop.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDpowerdns/powerdns2.9.16+17
▶Debianopen-xchange/pdns< 2.9.17-1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-mh6v-rgfm-g694: The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2005-0038: The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2↗2006-04-28
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OSV
CVE-2005-0038: The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2↗2005-12-31
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2005-0038: pdns - The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to...↗2005
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