Vulnerability in Net-Dns Net\
CVE-2007-3409
Net::DNS before 0.60, a Perl module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a malformed compressed DNS packet with self-referencing pointers, which triggers an infinite loop.
EPSS: 0.035 (87.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Net-dns Net\ — versions \
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 6.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 3.1, 4.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-3409?
- CVE-2007-3409 is a high-severity vulnerability in Net-Dns Net\, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2007-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2007-3409?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.