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CVE-2008-2469

46
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2469 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function within libspf2 versions prior to 1.2.8. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious DNS TXT record with a modified length field. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
22.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-6805 · Oct 22, 2008
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2225 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
answers.launchpad.net / ubuntu/gutsy/+source/libspf2/1.2.5.dfsg-4ubuntu0.7.10.1
bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/feisty/+source/libspf2/+bug/271025
secunia.com / advisories/32396
secunia.com / advisories/32450
secunia.com / advisories/32496
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/32720
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200810-03.xml
securityreason.com / securityalert/4487
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/46055
exploit-db.com / exploits/6805
up2date.astaro.com / 2008/11/up2date_7305_released.html
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1659
doxpara.com
doxpara.com
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/183657
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/31881
ExploitPatch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2896