CVE-2008-6194 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in the Windows DNS server due to a memory leak.
- 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-2008-6194?
CVE-2008-6194 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, published on 19 Feb 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DNS packets. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-3898.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6194?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6194 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-2008-6194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j6p-hw9p-9vh5.