# CVE-2008-3337: PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 2.9.21.1 drops malformed queries, which might make it easier for remote attackers to poison DNS caches

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

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PowerDNS Authoritative Server before 2.9.21.1 drops malformed queries, which might make it easier for remote attackers to poison DNS caches of other products running on other servers, a different issue than CVE-2008-1447 and CVE-2008-3217.

## What to do

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00109.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31401
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30587
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://doc.powerdns.com/changelog.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31448
- https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1628
- http://doc.powerdns.com/powerdns-advisory-2008-02.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33264
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00140.html
- http://mailman.powerdns.com/pipermail/pdns-users/2008-August/005646.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44253
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-19.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31407
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2320

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