CVE-2008-0061

Description

MaraDNS 1.0 before 1.0.41, 1.2 before 1.2.12.08, and 1.3 before 1.3.07.04 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet that prevents an authoritative name (CNAME) record from resolving, aka "improper rotation of resource records."

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.62% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0026	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28334	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28329	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28650	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-16.xml	vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204351
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1445	vendor advisory
http://maradns.blogspot.com/2007/08/maradns-update-all-versions.html
http://www.maradns.org/changelog.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27124	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0061?: CVE-2008-0061 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0061?: To fix CVE-2008-0061, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0061 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-0061 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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