Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-1193

Description

The resolver in PowerDNS Recursor (aka pdns_recursor) 3.3 overwrites cached server names and TTL values in NS records during the processing of a response to an A record query, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of revoked domain names via a "ghost domain names" attack.

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Affected products

PowerDNS/Recursor
cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns_recursor:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
PowerDNS/Pdns Recursorllm-fuzzy
Range: =3.3

Patches

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References

www.isc.org/files/imce/ghostdomain_camera.pdfnvdExploit
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/102729.htmlnvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104173.htmlnvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104177.htmlnvd

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