CVE-2005-0428

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Published Feb 15, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The DNSPacket::expand method in dnspacket.cc in PowerDNS before 2.9.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a random stream of bytes.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0_rc1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.15:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.271% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-2-9-17
http://ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/cvstrac/pdns/tktview?tn=21
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-15.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12446
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19221

History

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Subscriptions

Powerdns Powerdns

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 15, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:13 PM
Reserved: Feb 15, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM

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