CVE-2005-0428: n/a vulnerability

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2005-0428 is a remote denial-of-service issue in PowerDNS before 2.9.17. A malformed stream of random bytes could crash or disrupt DNS handling. For a business, the main risk is DNS service outage, not data theft, based on the supplied sources. Exposure is most likely where legacy PowerDNS versions earlier than 2.9.17 remain deployed, especially on internet-facing DNS infrastructure or inherited systems using old distribution packages. Prioritize remediation if any legacy PowerDNS instance is still active. The business risk is availability disruption to DNS-dependent services, with urgency driven by whether affected servers are public-facing or business-critical. Mitigation focus: Upgrade PowerDNS to 2.9.17 or a current vendor-supported release.; Check distribution advisories, especially Gentoo GLSA-200502-15, for package-specific updates.; Retire or isolate unsupported legacy DNS servers..

Prepared: Jun 30, 2026, 00:39 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Feb 15, 2005, 05:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Official CVE source material

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powerdns-random-bytes-dos(19221)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF

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CVE-2005-0428: The DNSPacket::expand method in dnspacket.cc in PowerDNS before 2.9.17 allows remote attackers to cause a d...