CVE-2009-0858

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0858
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-09 21:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe response_addname function in response.c in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 and earlier does not constrain offsets in the required manner, which allows remote attackers, with control over a third-party subdomain served by tinydns and axfrdns, to trigger DNS responses containing arbitrary records via crafted zone data for this subdomain.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application D.j.bernstein Djbdns All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1831-1 djbdns af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
'djbdns misformats some long response packets; patch and example' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Debian update for djbdns - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Dan Bernstein Confirms Security Flaw In Djbdns - Slashdot af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 it.slashdot.org
Security issue in djbdns confirmed | Security and the Net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityandthe.net Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
'djbdns<=1.05 lets AXFRed subdomains overwrite domains' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
djbdns Long Response Packet Remote Cache Poisoning Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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