Denial of Service Attack via Repeated Processing and Caching of Specific Resource Record Sets

CVE-2024-25590

What is CVE-2024-25590?

PowerDNS Recursor is susceptible to a vulnerability that allows an attacker to publish a zone consisting of specific Resource Record Sets. This action can initiate repeated processing and caching of the said records, ultimately triggering a denial of service condition. When exploited, the affected system can become unresponsive, disrupting service availability for legitimate users.

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