CVE-2008-1184 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass DNSSEC validation by exploiting improper trust anchor checks in the libval library, potentially enabling DNS spoofing attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-1184?
CVE-2008-1184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The DNSSEC validation library (libval) library in dnssec-tools before 1.3.1 does not properly check that the signing key is the APEX trust anchor, which might allow attackers to conduct unspecified attacks.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1184?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dnssec-Tools Dnssec-Tools.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1184?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-1184 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1184 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pch7-89jr-j964.