CVE-2008-4163 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ISC BIND on Windows by terminating the UDP client handler via unspecified vectors.
- 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-2008-4163?
CVE-2008-4163 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Isc Bind, published on 22 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in ISC BIND 9.3.5-P2-W1, 9.4.2-P2-W1, and 9.5.0-P2-W1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (UDP client handler termination) via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4163?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Isc Bind.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4163?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4163 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-2008-4163 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4163 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Isc Bind
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2xj-f72j-cf22.