CVE-2008-0061 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in MaraDNS by sending crafted DNS packets that disrupt CNAME record resolution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-0061?
CVE-2008-0061 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0061?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Maradns Maradns.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0061?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-0061 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0061 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0061, DSA-1445-1, GHSA-7q5w-9vr3-4hw8.