CVE-2005-0038

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed DNS packet with a label length byte with an incorrect offset, which could trigger an infinite loop.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050524-00433.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20050524-00432.pdf?lang=en
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/25291
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13729
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050524-00433.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20050524-00432.pdf?lang=en
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/25291
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13729
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

powerdns