PowerDNS Recursor up to 5.1.7/5.2.5/5.3.0 UDP IP injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in PowerDNS Recursor up to 5.1.7/5.2.5/5.3.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component UDP IP Handler. The manipulation results in injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-59024. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PowerDNS Recursor up to 5.1.7/5.2.5/5.3.0. Affected is an unknown code block of the component UDP IP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Crafted delegations or IP fragments can poison cached delegations in Recursor.

The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-59024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 271978 (Debian dsa-6045 : pdns-recursor - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.1.8, 5.2.6 or 5.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (271978). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 271978
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-6045 : pdns-recursor - security update

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Recursor 5.1.8/5.2.6/5.3.1

Timelineinfo

10/23/2025 VulDB entry created
10/24/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
02/09/2026 +108 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59024 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59024
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-329754

Entryinfo

Created: 10/24/2025 00:35
Updated: 02/09/2026 18:15
Changes: 10/24/2025 00:35 (53), 10/30/2025 12:31 (2), 02/09/2026 18:15 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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