CVE-2025-59029

An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2025-07.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:5.3.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:recursor:5.3.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-12-09 16:17

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:45

NVD link : CVE-2025-59029

Mitre link : CVE-2025-59029

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-59029

JSON object : View

Products Affected

powerdns

recursor

CWE

CWE-617

Reachable Assertion

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