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CVE-2008-4194

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-09-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The p_exec_query function in src/dns_query.c in pdnsd before 1.2.7-par allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long DNS reply with many entries in the answer section, related to a "dangling pointer bug."

Affected products

Pdnsd: through 1.2.6-par; 1.1.7, 1.1.7a, 1.1.8b1-par4, 1.1.8b1-par5, 1.1.8b1-par6, 1.1.8b1-par7 (+9)

References

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