CVE-2008-0122

Description

Off-by-one error in the inet_network function in libbind in ISC BIND 9.4.2 and earlier, as used in libc in FreeBSD 6.2 through 7.0-PRERELEASE, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted input that triggers memory corruption.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.62% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory freebsd.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory isc.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28579 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429149 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0300.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27283 vdb entry third party advisory patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/30538 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487000/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203611 third party advisory us government resource
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:02.libc.asc patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703 vdb entry permissions required
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-244.htm third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1743/references vdb entry permissions required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10190 vdb entry third party advisory signature
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00782.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28429 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2169 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019189 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile123640&label=AIX%20libc%20inet_network%20buffer%20overflow third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28487 third party advisory
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39670 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30313 third party advisory
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4167 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30718 third party advisory
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952488 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238493-1 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29161 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0193 vdb entry permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/28367 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00781.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0122?
CVE-2008-0122 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0122?
To fix CVE-2008-0122, 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-2008-0122 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0122 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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