CVE-2008-4392
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD
dnscache in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 does not prevent simultaneous identical outbound DNS queries, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, as demonstrated by a spoofed A record in the Additional section of a response to a Start of Authority (SOA) query.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-362
- EPSS score
- 1.7% (77th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4373)
- Published
- February 19, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4373 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- d.j.bernstein / djbdns
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33855(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33818
- http://www.your.org/dnscache/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.your.org/dnscache/djbdns.pdf(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48807
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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