PowerDNS before 2.9.21.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a CH HINFO query.
Priority LOW 26CWE-16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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 2.9.21.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a CH HINFO query.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03376 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 42
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.9.21.1 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.1 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.2 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.3 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.4 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.5 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.6 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.7 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.8 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.9 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.9.21.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.2 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.3 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.4 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.5 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.6 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.7 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.8 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.9 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
Show 32 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.10 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.11 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.99.12 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.1 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.0 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.1 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.2 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.3a | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.4 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.5 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.6 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.7 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.8 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.10 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.11 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.12 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.13 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.14 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.15 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.16 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
| cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.17 | Vulnerable | PowerDNS |
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.10 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.11 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.99.12 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
- 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
- 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.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5277
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-466m-36cm-ggv7
References
More Powerdns vulnerabilities
- 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-2005-02179 PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when running with an LDAP backend, does not properly escape LDAP… 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-2005-02180 PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when allowing recursion to a restricted range of IP addresses… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2008-5277 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5277 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-466m-36cm-ggv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-5277 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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