CVE-2005-0428 Affecting pdns package, versions <2.9.16-6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.27% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-PDNS-18579390
  • published7 Aug 2026
  • disclosed2 May 2005

Introduced: 2 May 2005

CVE-2005-0428  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest pdns to version 2.9.16-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pdns package and not the pdns package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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