CVE-2024-25590
Crafted responses can lead to a denial of service due to cache inefficiencies in the Recursor
An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets.
Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a
denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Crafted responses can lead to a denial of service due to cache inefficiencies in the Recursor
An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets.
Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a
denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-25590- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-22918
An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets.
Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a
denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2024-22918- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvmx-j29h-323g
An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets. Repeatedly processing...
An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets.
Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a
denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-pvmx-j29h-323g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets.
Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a
denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-25590- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Crafted responses can lead to a denial of service due to cache inefficiencies in the Recursor
An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets.
Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a
denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-25590- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-25590
An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets. Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a denial of service.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25590- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-25590
An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets. Repeatedly processing and caching results for these sets can lead to a denial of service.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-25590- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14462-1 No score
pdns-recursor-5.1.2-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the pdns-recursor-5.1.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14462-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pdns-recursorDebian:12 |
before 4.8.8-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 4.8.4-14.8.6-14.8.7-14.8.8-1 |
4.8.8-1+deb12u1 |
pdns-recursorDebian:13 |
before 5.0.9-1 | 5.0.9-1 |
pdns-recursorDebian:14 |
before 5.0.9-1 | 5.0.9-1 |
pdns-recursorUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.7.3-14.0.0~alpha1-14.0.0~alpha1-24.0.0~alpha2-24.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.14.0.0~alpha2-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
pdns-recursorUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.6-14.0.6-1build14.0.7-14.1.1-14.1.1-1build14.1.1-24.1.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
pdns-recursorUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.0-64.2.1-14.2.1-1build14.2.1-1build24.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
pdns-recursorUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.4.2-34.6.0-1ubuntu14.6.0-1ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
pdns-recursorUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.9.0-24.9.1-44.9.2-14.9.2-1build14.9.2-24.9.3-14.9.3-1build24.9.3-1build3 |
None known |
pdns-recursorUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.0-55.2.2-15.2.2-25.2.4-25.2.4-2build2 |
None known |
pdns-recursorUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.3.5-15.4.3-15.4.5-1 |
None known |
pdns-recursorUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.4-2build25.3.1-15.3.3-15.3.4-15.3.4-1build15.3.4-25.3.5-1 |
None known |
pdns-recursoropenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 5.1.2-1.1 | 5.1.2-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-25590 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Powerdns Recursor, published October 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. Fixed in pdns-recursor 4.8.8-1+deb12u1.