VDB-358954 · CVE-2026-33254 · EUVD-2026-24927

PowerDNS DNSdist up to 1.9.12/2.0.3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in PowerDNS DNSdist up to 1.9.12/2.0.3. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-33254. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PowerDNS DNSdist up to 1.9.12/2.0.3. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

An attacker can create a large number of concurrent DoQ or DoH3 connections, causing unlimited memory allocation in DNSdist and leading to a denial of service. DOQ and DoH3 are disabled by default.

The advisory is available at dnsdist.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-33254 since 03/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 321078 (Fedora 44 : dnsdist (2026-51cdd1292b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.9.13 or 2.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (321078) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-24927). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Domain Name Software

Vendor

PowerDNS

Name

DNSdist

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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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
VulDB Vector: 🔒
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

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 321078
Nessus Name: Fedora 44 : dnsdist (2026-51cdd1292b)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: DNSdist 1.9.13/2.0.4

Timelineinfo

03/18/2026 CVE reserved
04/22/2026 +34 days Advisory disclosed
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/15/2026 +54 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dnsdist.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-33254 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358954
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2026 17:26
Updated: 06/15/2026 13:40
Changes: 04/22/2026 17:26 (63), 04/22/2026 18:35 (1), 06/15/2026 13:40 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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