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 manner, which allows…

PriorityP339medium5.8CVSS 2.0

AVNACMAuNCNIPAP

EXPLOIT

EPSS

6.28%

92.7th percentile

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.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
d.j.bernstein	djbdns	<= 1.05	—
d.j.bernstein	djbdns	>= 0 < 1:1.05-5	1:1.05-5
d.j.bernstein	djbdns	>= 0 < 1:1.05-5	1:1.05-5
d.j.bernstein	djbdns	>= 0 < 1:1.05-5	1:1.05-5
d.j.bernstein	djbdns	>= 0 < 1:1.05-5	1:1.05-5
debian	djbdns	< djbdns 1:1.05-5 (bookworm)	djbdns 1:1.05-5 (bookworm)

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.05.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

osv5.8MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.8LOW

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