CVE-2005-0428 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PowerDNS versions prior to 2.9.17. Specifically, the DNSPacket::expand method in dnspacket.cc is susceptible to a remote attacker sending a random stream of bytes, causing the service to become unavailable. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:2.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.