# CVE-2008-0061: MaraDNS 1.0 before 1.0.41, 1.2 before 1.2.12.08, and 1.3 before 1.3.07.04 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-01-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

MaraDNS 1.0 before 1.0.41, 1.2 before 1.2.12.08, and 1.3 before 1.3.07.04 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet that prevents an authoritative name (CNAME) record from resolving, aka "improper rotation of resource records."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0026
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28334
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28329
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28650
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-16.xml
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204351
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1445
- http://maradns.blogspot.com/2007/08/maradns-update-all-versions.html
- http://www.maradns.org/changelog.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27124

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