CVE-2008-4392 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can spoof DNS responses by exploiting a race condition in simultaneous outbound queries, bypassing DNS security.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-4392?
CVE-2008-4392 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
dnscache in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 does not prevent simultaneous identical outbound DNS queries, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, as demonstrated by a spoofed A record in the Additional section of a response to a Start of Authority (SOA) query.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4392?
It affects 1 product.
Products include D.j.bernstein Djbdns.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4392?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2008-4392 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4392 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4392, GHSA-7gp8-9gjg-f43h, UBUNTU-CVE-2008-4392.