CVE-2008-0122

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    CVE-2008-0122

    Published: 16 Jan 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/28367, http://secunia.com/advisories/28429, http://secunia.com/advisories/28487, http://secunia.com/advisories/28579, http://secunia.com/advisories/29161, http://secunia.com/advisories/29323, http://secunia.com/advisories/30313, http://secunia.com/advisories/30538, http://secunia.com/advisories/30718, http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:02.libc.asc, http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-244.htm, http://www.isc.org/index.pl?/sw/bind/bind-security.php, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203611, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0300.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487000/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27283, http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019189, 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, http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/pqvcmjd?mode=18&ID=4167, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429149, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39670, https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04952488, https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2169, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10190, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00781.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00782.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00004.html, http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-08:02.libc.asc, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27283, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0193, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1743/references, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=429149, http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238493-1, http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203611

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2008-0122 | CVE-DB