CVE-2026-33610
Possible file descriptor exhaustion in forward-dnsupdate
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.9 Medium
- Published
- Apr 22, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 23, 2026
Description
A rogue primary server may cause file descriptor exhaustion and eventually a denial of service, when a PowerDNS secondary server forwards a DNS update request to it.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | OX |
Weaknesses
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
AuthoritativePowerDNS |
|
References
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