Disclosure summary
An attacker can trigger an assertion failure by requesting crafted DNS records, waiting for them to be inserted into the records cache, then send a query with qtype set to ANY.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-617
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2025-59029
Open original source · Updated Oct 07, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| powerdns | recursor | 5.3.0 |
| powerdns | recursor | 5.3.1 |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- docs.powerdns.com — Vendor Advisory
PUBLISHED 2025-12-09T11:17:58-05:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-07T16:10:01-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:35:36-04:00