CVE-2004-0789

Multiple implementations of the DNS protocol, including (1) Poslib 1.0.2-1 and earlier as used by Posadis, (2) Axis Network products before firmware 3.13, and (3) Men & Mice Suite 2.2x before 2.2.3 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and network bandwidth consumption) by triggering a communications loop via (a) DNS query packets with localhost as a spoofed source address, or (b) a response packet that triggers a response packet.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-0789 is rated Moderate Risk (48.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.96%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0789

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.93% 1.96% +0.03%
2 2025-03-29 1.95% 1.93% -0.03%
3 2024-12-17 — 1.95% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-0789

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-0789

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-0789

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
delegate delegate 7.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:7.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 7.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:7.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 7.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:7.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 7.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:7.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 7.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:7.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 7.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:7.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.9 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
delegate delegate 8.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:delegate:delegate:8.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_moore mydns 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:don_moore:mydns:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_moore mydns 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:don_moore:mydns:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_moore mydns 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:don_moore:mydns:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_moore mydns 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:don_moore:mydns:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
don_moore mydns 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:don_moore:mydns:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 0.5.28 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:0.5.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 0.5.29 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:0.5.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 0.5.30 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:0.5.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 0.5.31 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:0.5.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 0.8.05 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:0.8.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pliant pliant_dns_server — cpe:2.3:a:pliant:pliant_dns_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis 0.50.4 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis 0.50.5 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis 0.50.6 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis 0.50.7 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis 0.50.8 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis 0.50.9 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis 0.60.0 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.60.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis 0.60.1 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.60.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis m5pre1 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:m5pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
posadis posadis m5pre2 cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:m5pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qbik wingate 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qbik wingate 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qbik wingate 4.1_beta_a cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:4.1_beta_a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qbik wingate 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qbik wingate 6.0.1_build_993 cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:6.0.1_build_993:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qbik wingate 6.0.1_build_995 cpe:2.3:a:qbik:wingate:6.0.1_build_995:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
team_johnlong raidendnsd — cpe:2.3:a:team_johnlong:raidendnsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.0 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.01 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.02 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.03 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.12 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.30 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.31 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.32 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.33 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.34 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.40 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2100_network_camera 2.41 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2100_network_camera:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2110_network_camera 2.12 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2110_network_camera:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2110_network_camera 2.30 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2110_network_camera:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2110_network_camera 2.31 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2110_network_camera:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2110_network_camera 2.32 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2110_network_camera:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2110_network_camera 2.34 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2110_network_camera:2.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2110_network_camera 2.40 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2110_network_camera:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2110_network_camera 2.41 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2110_network_camera:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
axis 2120_network_camera 2.12 cpe:2.3:h:axis:2120_network_camera:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-0789

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