CVE-2008-3337: powerdns authoritative_server Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-3337 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in powerdns authoritative_server. EPSS estimates a 6.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 08-08-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 2.9.21.1 drops malformed queries, which might make it easier for remote attackers to poison DNS caches of other products running on other servers, a different issue than CVE-2008-1447 and CVE-2008-3217.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
6.12%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 6.12% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- pdns< 2.9.20-8+etch1 | < 2.9.21.1-1
Powerdns1 product
- authoritative_server≤ 2.9.21
2 vendors · 2 products
References
17 links- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00109.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- doc.powerdns.com/changelog.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2008-02.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
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- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00140.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA