MEDIUM
The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets
Published Apr 27, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.96%
Description
The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via malformed EDNS0 packets.
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.
5.96% 0.05962
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05962
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.96% (0.05962) | 93.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.96% (0.05962) | 92.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00011) | 0.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.45% (0.03454) | 91.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 5.00% (0.05001) | 91.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 3.59% (0.03592) | 90.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 2.89% (0.02892) | 89.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.65% (0.02653) | 88.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-RECURSOR-3-0-1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19831 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20117 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17711 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1527 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26100 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html#CHANGELOG-RECURSOR-3-0-1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19831 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20117 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17711 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1527 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26100 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 27, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 26, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2069
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a