CVE-2008-0122

N/A Unknown
Published: January 16, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Off-by-one error in the inet_network function in libbind in ISC BIND 9.4.2 and earlier, as used in libc in FreeBSD 6.2 through 7.0-PRERELEASE, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted input that triggers memory corruption.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28367
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28429
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28487
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28579
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29161
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30313
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30538
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30718
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:02.libc.asc
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238493-1
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-244.htm
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203611
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0300.html
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487000/100/0/threaded
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27283
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019189
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0193
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1743/references
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Permissions Required
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile123640&label=AIX%20libc%20inet_network%20buffer%20overflow
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4167
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429149
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39670
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952488
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2169
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10190
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00781.html
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00782.html
Source: secteam@freebsd.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28367
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28429
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28487
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28579
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30313
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30538
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30718
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:02.libc.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238493-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-244.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203611
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0300.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487000/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27283
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019189
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0193
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1743/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile123640&label=AIX%20libc%20inet_network%20buffer%20overflow
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39670
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10190
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00781.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00782.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

62 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
12.3%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

isc freebsd

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