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CVE-2008-0122: isc bind Numeric Errors

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-0122
Published 16-01-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-0122 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Numeric Errors vulnerability in isc bind. EPSS estimates a 12.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.40%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2008:0300

Timeline

  1. 16-01-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Off-by-one error in the inet_network function in libbind in ISC BIND 9.4.2 and earlier, as used in libc in FreeBSD 6.2 through 7.0-PRERELEASE, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted input that triggers memory corruption.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

12.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 12.40% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
12.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • glibc< 2.2-1
Isc1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

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