CVE-2008-3910 — dns2tcp before 0.4.1 does not properly handle negative values in a certain length field in the input argument to the (1) dns_simple_decode or (2) dns_decode function, which allows remote attackers to overwrite a buffer and have unspecified other impact

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HIGH

dns2tcp before 0.4.1 does not properly handle negative values in a certain length field in the input argument to the (1) dns_simple_decode or (2) dns_decode function, which allows remote attackers to overwrite a buffer and have unspecified other impact

Published Sep 4, 2008

10.0

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.43%

Description

dns2tcp before 0.4.1 does not properly handle negative values in a certain length field in the input argument to the (1) dns_simple_decode or (2) dns_decode function, which allows remote attackers to overwrite a buffer and have unspecified other impact.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.43% 0.02433

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02433

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.43% (0.02433)	83.68th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.43% (0.02433)	82.07th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.99% (0.00988)	75.28th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.76% (0.00760)	81.80th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.76% (0.00760)	80.54th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.76% (0.00760)	78.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-189

References (4)

http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/dns2tcp/index.html.en
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/5
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31080
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44974
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/dns2tcp/index.html.en		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/5		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31080		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44974		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 4, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Sep 4, 2008

Link CVE-2008-3910

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-3910

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-3910