Description
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.
Published: 2025-04-29
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-14811 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.
History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00014}

epss

{'score': 0.00066}


Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:30:00 +0000


Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:30:00 +0000

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References

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Denial of service via crafted DoH exchange
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Powerdns Dnsdist
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: OX

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-20T15:42:56.102Z

Reserved: 2025-03-18T08:39:46.884Z

Link: CVE-2025-30194

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-20T15:42:56.102Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-04-29T12:15:31.983

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-30194

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-06-23T19:32:00Z

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