THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-4194
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2008-4194

Pdnsd vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
6.9%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
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."
Affected vendor
Pdnsd
Affected product
Pdnsd
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2008-09-24

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 6.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4194

  • Confirm whether Pdnsd Pdnsd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4194.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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