libbind off-by-one buffer overflow
Published Jan 16, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.40%
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.
Affected products
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Running on/with
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
bind-30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0300
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
bind
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | bind-30:9.3.4-6.P1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0300 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | bind | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of GNU libc as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5. This issue affects the versions of libbind as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5, however the vulnerable function is not used by any shipped applications. The Red Hat Security Response Team has therefore rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2008-0122
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
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Percentile over time
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Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.40% (0.12399) | 96.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.30% (0.12300) | 95.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 0.92% (0.00923) | 75.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.98% (0.01985) | 81.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.41% (0.08409) | 86.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.61% (0.02612) | 84.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 21.47% (0.21467) | 96.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 1.60% (0.01601) | 87.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2024 | 1.54% (0.01539) | 87.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01539) | 85.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.77% (0.05766) | 90.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.77% (0.05766) | 89.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.77% (0.05766) | 77.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
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