CVE-2025-59029 (GCVE-0-2025-59029)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-09 09:16 – Updated: 2025-12-09 14:29
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Title
Internal logic flaw in cache management can lead to a denial of service in PowerDNS Recursor
Summary
An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
Assigner
OX
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PowerDNS Recursor Affected: 5.3.0 , < 5.3.2 (semver)
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