4.3

CVE-2008-5277: powerdns Configuration

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-5277
Published 09-12-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-5277 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Configuration vulnerability in powerdns. EPSS estimates a 3.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-12-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

PowerDNS before 2.9.21.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a CH HINFO query.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.38% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.38%

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
  • pdns< 2.9.21.2-1
Powerdns1 product
  • powerdns≤ 2.9.21.1 | 1.99.1 | 1.99.2 | 1.99.3 | 1.99.4 | 1.99.5 | 1.99.6 | 1.99.7 | 1.99.8 | 1.99.9 | 1.99.10 | 1.99.11 | 1.99.12 | 2.0 | 2.0:rc1 | 2.0:rc2 | 2.0.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9.0 | 2.9.1 | 2.9.2 | 2.9.3a | 2.9.4 | 2.9.5 | 2.9.6 | 2.9.7 | 2.9.8 | 2.9.10 | 2.9.11 | 2.9.12 | 2.9.13 | 2.9.14 | 2.9.15 | 2.9.16 | 2.9.17

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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