VDB-334799 · CVE-2025-59029 · EUVD-2025-201911

PowerDNS 5.3.0/5.3.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PowerDNS 5.3.0/5.3.1 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-59029. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PowerDNS 5.3.0/5.3.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.

It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-59029. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 277741 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-59029), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.3.2 or 5.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Version 5.3.2 of PowerDNS Recursor was never released publicly, upgrade to version 5.3.3.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (277741), EUVD (EUVD-2025-201911) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2758). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

Debian Linux
Open Source PowerDNS

Productinfo

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Domain Name Software

Name

PowerDNS

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 277741
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-59029

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: PowerDNS 5.3.2/5.3.3

Timelineinfo

12/08/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/11/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59029 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334799
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2758 - PowerDNS: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 12/08/2025 17:14
Updated: 12/11/2025 05:57
Changes: 12/08/2025 17:14 (50), 12/08/2025 17:16 (2), 12/09/2025 07:12 (2), 12/09/2025 12:27 (1), 12/10/2025 03:56 (11), 12/11/2025 05:57 (7)
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