THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-2469
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2469

Libspf2 vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
22.3%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function in Spf_dns_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DNS TXT record with a modified length field.
Affected vendor
Libspf
Affected product
Libspf2
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-10-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 22.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-2469

  • Confirm whether Libspf Libspf2 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-2469.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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