CVE-2008-5277 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting PowerDNS versions prior to 2.9.21.2, where a remote attacker can crash the daemon by sending a specially crafted CH HINFO query. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, but no confidentiality or integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.9.21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.99.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.99.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.99.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.99.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:powerdns:powerdns:1.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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