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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-0206 · published 17 February 2012

CVE-2012-0206: Powerdns authoritative server vulnerability

Powerdns · Authoritative Server

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.3% · top 7.7% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
5.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html Release Notes
http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2012-01.html PatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772570 Issue Tracking
http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html Release Notes
http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2012-01.html PatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=772570 Issue Tracking

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-0206), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.