CVE-2005-0038
The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-0038- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-0038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0039 No score
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.
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EUVD-2005-0039- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mh6v-rgfm-g694 No score
The DNS implementation of PowerDNS 2.9.16 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mh6v-rgfm-g694- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-0038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0038 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0038 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Powerdns, published December 31, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.24%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in pdns 2.9.17-1.