๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-33602

MEDIUM 6.5

Off-by-one access when processing crafted UDP responses

CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A rogue backend can send a crafted UDP response with a query ID off by one related to the maximum configured value, triggering an out-of-bounds write leading to a denial of service.

Vendor powerdns
Product dnsdist
Published Apr 22, 2026
Last Updated Apr 22, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Affected Versions

PowerDNS / DNSdist
1.9.0 < 1.9.13 2.0.0 < 2.0.4

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
dnsdist.org: https://www.dnsdist.org/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-for-dnsdist-2026-04.html

Credits

ylwango613