CVE-2025-59029

MEDIUM EPSS 24.1%
Published Dec 9, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Dec 9, 2025 6mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
24.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-617

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
powerdnsrecursor5.3.0any
powerdnsrecursor5.3.1any

References 1

  • docs.powerdns.com https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2025-07.html
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.