CVE-2007-3116

Memory leak in server/MaraDNS.c in MaraDNS 1.2.12.06 and 1.3.05 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors, a different set of affected versions than CVE-2007-3114 and CVE-2007-3115.

Published: 2007-06-07 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3116 is rated Moderate Risk (45.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.73%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3116

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 2026-01-24 0.60% 0.73% +0.13%
2 2025-03-30 0.88% 0.60% -0.28%
3 2025-03-29 0.88%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3116

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-2007-3116

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-3116

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2007-3116 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (maradns), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3116
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-3116 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (maradns), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-3116

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3116

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
maradns maradns 1.2.12.06 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.2.12.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.05 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3116

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