PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when running with an LDAP backend, does not properly escape LDAP queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to answer ldap questions) and possibly conduct an LDAP injection attack
Published Jul 19, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.26%
Description
PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when running with an LDAP backend, does not properly escape LDAP queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to answer ldap questions) and possibly conduct an LDAP injection attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.9.0
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.2
- 2.9.3a
- 2.9.4
- 2.9.5
- 2.9.6
- 2.9.7
- 2.9.8
- 2.9.10
- 2.9.11
- 2.9.12
- 2.9.13
- 2.9.14
- 2.9.15
- 2.9.16
- 2.9.17
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 2, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03256) | 87.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03256) | 86.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 19.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01329) | 86.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 1.33% (0.01329) | 86.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01689) | 87.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01689) | 85.73th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-2-9-18 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112155941310297&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014504 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14290 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-2-9-18 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112155941310297&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1014504 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14290 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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