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CVE-2009-0858
The response_addname function in response.c in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 and earlier does not constrain offsets in the required…
Medium5.8EPSS 6.3%
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- mitre
Description
The response_addname function in response.c in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 and earlier does not constrain offsets in the required manner, which allows remote attackers, with control over a third-party subdomain served by tinydns and axfrdns, to trigger DNS responses containing arbitrary records via crafted zone data for this subdomain.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.3% · top 6.4% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (11)
- 35820 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20090228 Re: djbdns misformats some long response packets; patch and example attack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- djbdns-response-packet-spoofing(49003) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20090305 Re: djbdns misformats some long response packets; patch and example attack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://securityandthe.net/2009/03/05/security-issue-in-djbdns-confirmed/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-1831 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [dns] 20090304 djbdns<=1.05 lets AXFRed subdomains overwrite domains (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 33937 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20090226 djbdns misformats some long response packets; patch and example attack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [dns] 20090225 djbdns misformats some long response packets; patch and example (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/05/2014249 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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