CVE-2005-0428 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in PowerDNS by sending malformed DNS packets, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-0428?
CVE-2005-0428 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The DNSPacket::expand method in dnspacket.cc in PowerDNS before 2.9.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a random stream of bytes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0428?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Powerdns Powerdns.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0428?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-0428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-0428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0428, GHSA-crv6-r2rx-hphg.