THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-6194
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-6194

Windows vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
11.4%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Memory leak in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DNS packets. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-3898.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2009-02-19

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 availability.

Its EPSS score of 11.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-6194

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-6194.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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