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.
History

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Powerdns
Powerdns recursor
Vendors & Products Powerdns
Powerdns recursor

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Internal logic flaw in cache management can lead to a denial of service in PowerDNS Recursor
Weaknesses CWE-617
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OX

Published: 2025-12-09T09:16:03.148Z

Updated: 2025-12-09T14:29:55.534Z

Reserved: 2025-09-08T14:22:28.105Z

Link: CVE-2025-59029

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-09T14:29:53.127Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-09T16:17:58.990

Modified: 2025-12-09T18:36:53.557

Link: CVE-2025-59029

cve-icon Redhat

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