CVE-2008-2469

Summary

CVECVE-2008-2469
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-23 22:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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 length field.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libspf Libspf2 1.0.2 All All All
Application Libspf Libspf2 1.0.3 All All All
Application Libspf Libspf2 1.0.4 All All All
Application Libspf Libspf2 1.2.1 All All All
Application Libspf Libspf2 1.2.3 All All All
Application Libspf Libspf2 1.2.4 All All All
Application Libspf Libspf2 1.2.5 All All All
Application Libspf Libspf2 1.2.6 All All All
Application Libspf Libspf2 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Text Bug Listing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
Debian update for libspf2 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo update for libspf2 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Up2Date Announcements: Up2Date 7.305 Released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 up2date.astaro.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Astaro update for libspf2 - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- libspf2: DNS response buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
LibSPF2 < 1.2.8 DNS TXT Record Parsing Bug Heap Overflow PoC - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
No School Like The Old School : DoxPara Research af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.doxpara.com
BlueCat Meridius Email Gateway libspf2 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'libspf2' DNS TXT Record Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit, Patch
DNS TXT Record Parsing Bug in LibSPF2 : DoxPara Research af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.doxpara.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#183657 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Bug #271025 “Multiple security vulnerabilities” : Feisty (7.04) : Bugs : libspf2 package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
1.2.5.dfsg-4ubuntu0.7.10.1 : libspf2 package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 answers.launchpad.net
LibSPF2 < 1.2.8 DNS TXT Record Parsing Bug Heap Overflow PoC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1659-1 libspf2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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