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TI-2005-02179 Aliases CVE-2005-2301GHSA-g646-w53x-pjf2

PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when running with an LDAP backend, does not properly escape LDAP…

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when running with an LDAP backend, does not properly escape LDAP queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to answer ldap questions) and possibly conduct an LDAP injection attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03256 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.0VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.1VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.2VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.3aVulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.4VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.5VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.6VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.7VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.8VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.10VulnerablePowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.2 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.3a Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.4 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.5 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.6 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.7 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.8 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.10 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.11VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.12VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.13VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.14VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.15VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.16VulnerablePowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9.17VulnerablePowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.11 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.12 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.13 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.14 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.15 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.16 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
  • cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.17 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2301
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g646-w53x-pjf2

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2008-03198 PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 2.9.21.1 drops malformed queries, which might make… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2006-02014 The recursor in PowerDNS before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-00029 The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-00386 The DNSPacket::expand method in dnspacket.cc in PowerDNS before 2.9.17 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2008-05022 PowerDNS before 2.9.21.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a CH HINFO query. CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2005-02180 PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when allowing recursion to a restricted range of IP addresses… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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