PowerDNS Recursor DoS Vulnerability (2025-08)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.155946");
  script_version("2025-12-10T05:45:47+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-10 05:45:47 +0000 (Wed, 10 Dec 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-12-09 03:52:53 +0000 (Tue, 09 Dec 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-2025-59030");

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

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

  script_name("PowerDNS Recursor DoS Vulnerability (2025-08)");

  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:"Insufficient validation of incoming notifies over TCP can lead
  to a denial of service in Recursor. This problem can be triggered by a notify arriving over TCP
  and allows clearing caches.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PowerDNS Recursor version 5.1.8 and prior, 5.2.x through
  5.2.6 and 5.3.x through 5.3.2.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.1.9, 5.2.7, 5.3.3 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2025-08.html");

  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(version: version, test_version: "5.1.9")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.1.9");
  security_message(port: port, proto: proto, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.2", test_version_up: "5.2.7")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.2.7");
  security_message(port: port, proto: proto, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "5.3", test_version_up: "5.3.3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.3.3");
  security_message(port: port, proto: proto, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);