Resource management error in PowerDNS Authoritative - CVE-2012-0206
Published: June 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111735
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0206
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PowerDNS.COM B.V.
Affected software:
PowerDNS Authoritative
PowerDNS Authoritative
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources in common_startup.cc. A remote attacker can send specially crafted UDP responses to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-0206
Install updates from vendor's website.