PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and application crash) via a CNAME record with a zero TTL, which triggers an infinite loop
Published Nov 14, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.95%
Description
PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion and application crash) via a CNAME record with a zero TTL, which triggers an infinite loop.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.1.3
- 2.0_rc1
- 2.8
- 2.9.15
- 2.9.16
- 2.9.17
- 2.9.18
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
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 1, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.95% (0.05950) | 93.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.91% (0.05906) | 92.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00012) | 0.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.94% (0.01945) | 89.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 1.94% (0.01945) | 87.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01559) | 85.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 18, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01428) | 84.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01562) | 85.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00633) | 76.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00602) | 75.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00472) | 71.85th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22824 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22976 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21037 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4484 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30257 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2006-02.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Nov/0007.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22824 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22976 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21037 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4484 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30257 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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