Description

A rogue primary server may cause file descriptor exhaustion and eventually a denial of service, when a PowerDNS secondary server forwards a DNS update request to it.

Related CPE's

a

powerdns

authoritative

2

References

https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-05.html

Broken LinkVendor Advisory

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Secondary
CWE-400

CVSS impact metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.9 · Medium

Information

Source identifier

[email protected]

Vulnerability status

Analyzed

Published

2026-04-22T14:16:54.887Z

5 months ago

Last modified

2026-06-17T10:37:46.873Z

3 months ago