CVE-2008-2469
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function in Spf_dns_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DNS TXT record with a modified
02 Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function in Spf_dns_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DNS TXT record with a modified
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 22.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-23 21:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-28
- Assigning CNA
- certcc
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ed30c522852362a2e0496db736729599df2d5b43bd526988512ae08aa97b083f
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com32720http://secunia.com/advisories/32720
- www.exploit-db.com6805https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6805
- secunia.com32396http://secunia.com/advisories/32396
- www.securityfocus.com31881http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31881
- securityreason.com4487http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4487
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlibspf2-dnstxtrecord-bo(46055)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46055
- answers.launchpad.nethttps://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/+source/libspf2/1.2.5.dfsg-4ubuntu0.7.10.1
- up2date.astaro.comhttp://up2date.astaro.com/2008/11/up2date_7305_released.html
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?format=multiple&id=242254
- www.debian.orgDSA-1659http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1659
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2896http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2896
- bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/feisty/+source/libspf2/+bug/271025
- www.doxpara.comhttp://www.doxpara.com/?page_id=1256
- www.doxpara.comhttp://www.doxpara.com/?p=1263
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200810-03http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200810-03.xml
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#183657http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/183657
- secunia.com32496http://secunia.com/advisories/32496
- secunia.com32450http://secunia.com/advisories/32450
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libspf2 Fixed in 1.2.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libspf2 Fixed in 1.2.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libspf2 Fixed in 1.2.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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