D.j.bernstein djbdns 1.05 race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in D.j.bernstein djbdns 1.05. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to race condition. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-4392. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in D.j.bernstein djbdns 1.05 (Domain Name Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

dnscache in Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 does not prevent simultaneous identical outbound DNS queries, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, as demonstrated by a spoofed A record in the Additional section of a response to a Start of Authority (SOA) query.

The weakness was disclosed 02/19/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at your.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4392 since 10/02/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63499 (Fedora 18 : ndjbdns-1.05.5-1.fc18 (2012-20923)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48807), Tenable (63499), SecurityFocus (BID 33818†), Secunia (SA33855†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37919†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 63499
Nessus Name: Fedora 18 : ndjbdns-1.05.5-1.fc18 (2012-20923)
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OpenVAS ID: 864968
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for ndjbdns FEDORA-2012-20959
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02/09/2009 +129 days 🔍
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02/18/2009 +9 days 🔍
02/19/2009 +1 days 🔍
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01/08/2013 +1419 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +792 days 🔍
08/04/2021 +2332 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: your.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4392 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4392
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46612
X-Force: 48807
SecurityFocus: 33818
Secunia: 33855 - djbdns DNS Cache Poisoning and DNS Record Manipulation, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 37919 - Daniel J. Bernstein djbdns 1.05 Allows Remote Spoofing of DNS Responses, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/04/2021 15:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (65), 04/23/2017 14:00 (3), 08/04/2021 15:02 (4), 08/04/2021 15:07 (1)
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