CVE-2012-0206 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PowerDNS Authoritative Server versions prior to 2.9.22.5 and 3.0.1. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted UDP DNS response, leading to a packet loop and service disruption. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:authoritative_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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