CVE-2008-2469
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-2469 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | certcc |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-10-23 22:00:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Heap-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
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.