CVE-2008-5277 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 9 Dec 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the PowerDNS daemon by sending a specific CH HINFO query, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2008-5277?

CVE-2008-5277 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PowerDNS before 2.9.21.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a CH HINFO query.

Weakness: CWE-16

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5277?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Powerdns Powerdns.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5277?

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-2008-5277 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5277 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-5277, GHSA-466m-36cm-ggv7.