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 DNS packet that prevents an authoritative name (CNAME) record from resolving, aka "improper rotation of resource records."

Published: 2008-01-03 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-0061 is rated Moderate Risk (48/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.11%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0061

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 2026-06-15 1.85% 2.11% +0.27%
2 2026-01-28 1.62% 1.85% +0.23%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.62% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0061

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-2008-0061

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-0061

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-0061 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-2008-0061
gentoo normal CVE-2008-0061: 1 GLSA(s) (200801-16), 1 atom(s) (net-dns/maradns); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-0061
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-0061 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (maradns), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): ignored 4, not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-0061

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0061

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
maradns maradns 1.0.00 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.01 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.02 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.03 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.04 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.05 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.06 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.07 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.08 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.09 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.21 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.23 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.24 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.26 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.27 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.28 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.30 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.31 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.32 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.33 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.34 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.35 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.36 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.37 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.38 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.0.39 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.2.12.01 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.2.12.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.2.12.02 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.2.12.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.2.12.03 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.2.12.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.2.12.04 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.2.12.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.2.12.05 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.2.12.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.2.12.06 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.2.12.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.2.12.07 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.2.12.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.01 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.02 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.03 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.04 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.05 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.06 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.07 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.07.01 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.07.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.07.02 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.07.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
maradns maradns 1.3.07.03 cpe:2.3:a:maradns:maradns:1.3.07.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0061

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