CVE-2005-0038 json
The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed DNS packet with…
published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0039
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.2%
- EPSS 6.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed DNS packet with a label length byte with an incorrect offset, which could trigger an infinite loop.
Patch / fix
- pdns Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.9.17-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0038
Exploit prediction
6.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0038
- NVD CVE-2005-0038
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