MEDIUM
common_startup.cc in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 2.9.22.5 and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loop) via a crafted UDP DNS response
Published Feb 17, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.26%
Description
common_startup.cc in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 2.9.22.5 and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loop) via a crafted UDP DNS response.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.9.22
- 3.0
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.
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.
5.26% 0.05264
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05264
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.26% (0.05264) | 92.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.32% (0.05324) | 91.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00005) | 0.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 75.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.83% (0.00827) | 81.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00696) | 80.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00589) | 78.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00552) | 77.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00708) | 79.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00437) | 70.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2012-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772570 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2012-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772570 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Feb 17, 2012
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Dec 14, 2011
Link CVE-2012-0206
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a