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CVE-2012-0206: powerdns authoritative_server Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0206DSA-2385-1
Published 17-02-2012Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0206 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in powerdns authoritative_server. EPSS estimates a 4.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.84%
0%100%
Low · -0.43 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10136-1

Timeline

  1. 17-02-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

common_startup.cc in PowerDNS (aka pdns) Authoritative Server before 2.9.22.5 and 3.x before 3.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loop) via a crafted UDP DNS response.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.43 pp

From 5.26% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • pdns< 3.0-1.1 | < 2.9.21.2-1+lenny1 | < 2.9.22-8+squeeze1
Powerdns1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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