CVE-2025-59029
Internal logic flaw in cache management can lead to a denial of service in PowerDNS Recursor
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 9, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 8, 2025
Description
An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | OX |
Weaknesses
- CWE-617 Reachable Assertion
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
RecursorPowerDNS |
|
References
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