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CVE-2008-2469
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function in Spf_dns_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to…
High10.0EPSS 22.3%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- certcc
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function in Spf_dns_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DNS TXT record with a modified length field.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 22.3% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (18)
- 32720 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 6805 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 32396 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31881 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 4487 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- libspf2-dnstxtrecord-bo(46055) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/+source/libspf2/1.2.5.dfsg-4ubuntu0.7.10.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://up2date.astaro.com/2008/11/up2date_7305_released.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?format=multiple&id=242254 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1659 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2896 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/feisty/+source/libspf2/+bug/271025 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.doxpara.com/?page_id=1256 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.doxpara.com/?p=1263 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-200810-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- VU#183657 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 32496 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32450 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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