CVE-2007-3409

Net:: DNS denial of service

Published Jun 26, 2007 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1515-1 New libnet-dns-perl packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-483-1 libnet-dns-perl vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Jan 17, 2025, 2:42 PM
Reserved
Jun 26, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 26, 2007, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:41 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 22, 2006, 12:00 AM