CVE-2008-3208 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Simple DNS Plus by sending multiple DNS reply packets.
- 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-2008-3208?
CVE-2008-3208 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Simple DNS Plus 4.1, 5.0, and possibly other versions before 5.1.101 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via multiple DNS reply packets.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3208?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simpledns Simple Dns Plus.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3208?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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-2008-3208 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3208 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-827c-w44j-24gr.