What is CVE-2025-30195?

CVE-2025-30195 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Recursor, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2025-30195?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Powerdns Recursor

CVE-2025-30195

An attacker can publish a zone containing specific Resource Record Sets. Processing and caching results for these sets can lead to an illegal memory accesses and crash of the Recursor, causing a denial of service. The remedy is: upgrade t…

EPSS: 0.001 (17.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Powerdns Recursor — versions 5.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

docs.powerdns.com/recursor/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-2025-01.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-30195?: CVE-2025-30195 is a high-severity vulnerability in Powerdns Recursor, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-30195?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.