CVE-2008-1184
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD
The DNSSEC validation library (libval) library in dnssec-tools before 1.3.1 does not properly check that the signing key is the APEX trust anchor, which might allow attackers to conduct unspecified attacks.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-255
- EPSS score
- 1.3% (70th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1193)
- Published
- March 6, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1193 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- dnssec-tools / dnssec-tools
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29095(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29127(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=sdlk5lolzj.fsf%40wes.hardakers.net&forum_name=dnssec-tools-users
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27998
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0673/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40836
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00820.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00845.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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