HIGH
Memory leak in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DNS packets
Published Feb 19, 2009
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.44%
Description
Memory leak in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DNS packets. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-3898.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
11.44% 0.11444
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.11444
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 11.44% (0.11444) | 95.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.44% (0.11444) | 95.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 21.26% (0.21260) | 95.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.37% (0.19371) | 92.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 21.26% (0.21260) | 94.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.10% (0.18097) | 94.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 76.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 74.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00470) | 71.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.77% (0.09772) | 94.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 22, 2022 | 9.77% (0.09772) | 93.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.83% (0.11831) | 94.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.83% (0.11831) | 89.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491815/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491831/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491815/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491831/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 19, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 19, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6194
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a