Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function in Spf_dns_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DNS TXT record with a modified length field.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2469 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 38.96%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6805 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-10-22 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-12-13 | 38.62% | 38.96% | +0.34% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 32.33% | 38.62% | +6.29% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 32.33% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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high | CVE-2008-2469 high priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libspf2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2469 |
gentoo
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high | CVE-2008-2469: 1 GLSA(s) (200810-03), 1 atom(s) (mail-filter/libspf2); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2469 |
ubuntu
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high | CVE-2008-2469 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspf2), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, upstream): released 4. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2469 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| libspf | libspf2 | <= 1.2.7 | cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libspf | libspf2 | 1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libspf | libspf2 | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libspf | libspf2 | 1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libspf | libspf2 | 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libspf | libspf2 | 1.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libspf | libspf2 | 1.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libspf | libspf2 | 1.2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| libspf | libspf2 | 1.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:libspf:libspf2:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |