MaraDNS Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	27124
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-0061
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 29 2007 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 30 2008 01:57PM
Credit:	Michael Krieger and Sam Trenholme discovered this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	MaraDNS MaraDNS 1.3.5 MaraDNS MaraDNS 1.3.4 MaraDNS MaraDNS 1.2.12 .04 MaraDNS MaraDNS 1.0.27 Gentoo Linux Debian Linux 3.1 sparc Debian Linux 3.1 s/390 Debian Linux 3.1 ppc Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel Debian Linux 3.1 mips Debian Linux 3.1 m68k Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64 Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32 Debian Linux 3.1 hppa Debian Linux 3.1 arm Debian Linux 3.1 amd64 Debian Linux 3.1 alpha Debian Linux 3.1 Debian Linux 4.0 sparc Debian Linux 4.0 s/390 Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel Debian Linux 4.0 mips Debian Linux 4.0 m68k Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 4.0 hppa Debian Linux 4.0 arm Debian Linux 4.0 amd64 Debian Linux 4.0 alpha Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable:	MaraDNS MaraDNS 1.3.7 .04 MaraDNS MaraDNS 1.2.12 .08 MaraDNS MaraDNS 1.0.41

MaraDNS Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

MaraDNS is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash affected servers, which will deny further service to legitimate users.

The issue affects versions prior to MaraDNS 1.0.41, 1.2.12.08, and 1.3.07.04.

MaraDNS Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

MaraDNS Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the referenced advisories for information on obtaining and applying the appropriate updates.

MaraDNS Malformed Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• MaraDNS Homepage (MaraDNS)
  
• MaraDNS update: All versions (MaraDNS)