TI-2012-00199 Aliases CVE-2012-0206 GHSA-4fvg-fh8j-g524

common_startup.cc in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 2.9.22.5 and 3.x…

LOW 31CWE-399Published 2012-02-17 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

common_startup.cc in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 2.9.22.5 and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loop) via a crafted UDP DNS response.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04837 92nd 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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative_server::::::::	up to 2.9.22	Vulnerable	PowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative_server:3.0:::::::*	3.0	Vulnerable	PowerDNS

cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.9.22 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·PowerDNS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0206
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fvg-fh8j-g524

References

Patch 1

http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2012-01.html

Other 2

TI-2021-14878 PowerDNS Authoritative Server 4.5.0 before 4.5.1 allows anybody to crash the process by… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-02881 Improper input validation in PowerDNS pdns CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-10348 In PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 4.4.3, 4.5.x before 4.5.4, and 4.6.x before 4.6.1… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2016-05296 PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 4.0.1 allows remote primary DNS servers… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2008-03198 PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 2.9.21.1 drops malformed queries, which might make… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2019-07524 Incorrect numeric conversion in Red Hat pdns CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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