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PowerDNS Recursor DoS Vulnerability (2025-04)

🗓️ 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType 
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PowerDNS Recursor has a DoS vulnerability; update to versions 5.0.12, 5.1.6, or 5.2.4.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:powerdns:recursor";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.154992");
  script_version("2025-10-31T05:40:56+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-10-31 05:40:56 +0000 (Fri, 31 Oct 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-07-22 03:34:17 +0000 (Tue, 22 Jul 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-30192");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("PowerDNS Recursor DoS Vulnerability (2025-04)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_powerdns_dns_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("powerdns/recursor/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"PowerDNS Recursor is prone to a denial of service (DoS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"An attacker spoofing answers to ECS enabled requests sent out
  by the Recursor has a chance of success higher than non-ECS enabled queries.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PowerDNS Recursor version 5.0.10 and prior, 5.1.x through
  5.1.4 and 5.2.x through 5.2.2 if outgoing ECS is enabled.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.0.12, 5.1.6, 5.2.4 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2025-04.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://blog.powerdns.com/powerdns-security-advisory-2025-04");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_proto(cpe: CPE, port: port))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
proto = infos["proto"];

if (version_is_less_equal(version: version, test_version: "5.0.10")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.0.12");
  security_message(port: port, proto: proto, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "5.1", test_version2: "5.1.4")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.1.6");
  security_message(port: port, proto: proto, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "5.2", test_version2: "5.2.2")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.2.4");
  security_message(port: port, proto: proto, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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31 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.00229
SSVC
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