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CVE-2005-2301

CVSS 5 · MEDIUM

Summary

PowerDNS before 2.9.18, when running with an LDAP backend, does not properly escape LDAP queries, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (failure to answer ldap questions) and possibly conduct an LDAP injection attack.

CVSS 2.0 breakdown

Base score5 (MEDIUM)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Attack vectorNETWORK
Attack complexityLOW
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityPARTIAL

Affected products

Powerdns powerdns
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References

Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

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