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CVE-2005-0038

The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed DNS packet with a label length byte…

Impact

The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed DNS packet with a label length byte with an incorrect offset, which could trigger an infinite loop.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PowerdnsPowerdns
through 2.9.16
Versions 2.0_rc1, 2.8, 2.9.0, 2.9.1, 2.9.2

References