MEDIUM
The DNSPacket::expand method in dnspacket.cc in PowerDNS before 2.9.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a random stream of bytes
Published Feb 15, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.27%
Description
The DNSPacket::expand method in dnspacket.cc in PowerDNS before 2.9.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a random stream of bytes.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.27% 0.03271
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03271
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.27% (0.03271) | 88.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.27% (0.03271) | 86.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00009) | 0.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01032) | 84.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01032) | 82.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01313) | 84.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.84% (0.01843) | 86.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-2-9-17 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/cvstrac/pdns/tktview?tn=21 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-15.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12446 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19221 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-2-9-17 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://ds9a.nl/cgi-bin/cvstrac/pdns/tktview?tn=21 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-15.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12446 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19221 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 15, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 15, 2005
Link CVE-2005-0428
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a