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CVE-2008-41943 exploits

The p_exec_query function in src/dns_query.c in pdnsd before 1.2.7-par allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash)…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.9%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
3
Exploit-DB

The p_exec_query function in src/dns_query.c in pdnsd before 1.2.7-par allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long DNS reply with many entries in the answer section, related to a "dangling pointer bug."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.93% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-6130 BIND 9.x - Remote DNS Cache Poisoning · remote · 2008-07-25
  • EDB-6123 BIND 9.x - Remote DNS Cache Poisoning · remote · 2008-07-24
  • EDB-6122 BIND 9.4.1 < 9.4.2 - Remote DNS Cache Poisoning (Metasploit) · remote · 2008-07-23

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • phys.uu.nl /~rombouts/pdnsd.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • phys.uu.nl /~rombouts/pdnsd/ChangeLog · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/45594 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2582 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred

Sources

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