PowerDNS up to 5.1.8/5.2.6/5.3.2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PowerDNS up to 5.1.8/5.2.6/5.3.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-59030. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PowerDNS up to 5.1.8/5.2.6/5.3.2. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An attacker can trigger the removal of cached records by sending a NOTIFY query over TCP.

The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-59030. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 277742 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-59030), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.1.9, 5.2.7 or 5.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (277742), EUVD (EUVD-2025-201912) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2758). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Open Source PowerDNS

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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

CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 277742
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-59030

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: PowerDNS 5.1.9/5.2.7/5.3.3

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-2025-59030 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59030
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334800
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2758 - PowerDNS: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 12/08/2025 17:16
Updated: 12/11/2025 05:57
Changes: 12/08/2025 17:16 (51), 12/09/2025 07:12 (2), 12/09/2025 12:27 (1), 12/10/2025 03:56 (12), 12/11/2025 05:57 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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