CVE-2005-2302

2.1 LOW 0.4% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when allowing recursion to a restricted range of IP addresses, does not properly handle questions from clients that are denied recursion, which could cause a "blank out" of answers to those clients that are allowed to use recursion.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2005-07-19 04:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:14 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 2.1 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2005-07-19 04:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:14 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Powerdns 2.9.0
Powerdns 2.9.1
Powerdns 2.9.2
Powerdns 2.9.3a
Powerdns 2.9.4
Powerdns 2.9.5
Powerdns 2.9.6
Powerdns 2.9.7

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 2.1

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record