CVE-2005-0428

VendorpowerdnsProductpowerdnsDiscoveredMay 2, 2005UpdatedApr 16, 2026

The DNSPacket::expand method in dnspacket.cc in PowerDNS before 2.9.17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a random stream of bytes.

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CVSS v3.1

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EPSS

3.27%

probability of exploitation in 30 days

CISA KEV

Not listed

no confirmed exploitation reported

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Connections

1 relationships

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Timeline

disclosure → media coverage

May 2, 2005

Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 16, 2026