CVE-2025-30194
highpriority · track · 1EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileDEEURUEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
When DNSdist is configured to provide DoH via the nghttp2 provider, an attacker can cause a denial of service by crafting a DoH exchange that triggers an illegal memory access (double-free) and crash of DNSdist, causing a denial of service. The remedy is: upgrade to the patched 1.9.9 version. A workaround is to temporarily switch to the h2o provider until DNSdist has been upgraded to a fixed version. We would like to thank Charles Howes for bringing this issue to our attention.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
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affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0902PowerDNS: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-04-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in PowerDNS ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (9)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/29/1cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-30194cnnvd
- https://dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2025-02.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2025-02.htmlPatchcnnvd
- https://dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2025-02.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/29/1nvd
- https://dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2025-02.htmlnvd
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-30194-detection-dnsdist-vulnerabilitynvd
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