// For flags

CVE-2024-25590

Crafted responses can lead to a denial of service due to cache inefficiencies in the Recursor

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets.

Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a

denial of service.

*Credits: Toshifumi Sakaguchi
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-02-08 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-10-03 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-04 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
PowerDNS
Search vendor "PowerDNS"
 Recursor
Search vendor "PowerDNS" for product "Recursor"
 < 4.9.9
Search vendor "PowerDNS" for product "Recursor" and version " < 4.9.9"
en
Affected
PowerDNS
Search vendor "PowerDNS"
 Recursor
Search vendor "PowerDNS" for product "Recursor"
 >= 5.0.0 < 5.0.9
Search vendor "PowerDNS" for product "Recursor" and version " >= 5.0.0 < 5.0.9"
en
Affected
PowerDNS
Search vendor "PowerDNS"
 Recursor
Search vendor "PowerDNS" for product "Recursor"
 >= 5.1.0 < 5.1.2
Search vendor "PowerDNS" for product "Recursor" and version " >= 5.1.0 < 5.1.2"
en
Affected