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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3337 · published 8 August 2008

CVE-2008-3337: Powerdns authoritative server improper input validation vulnerability

Powerdns · Authoritative Server

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.

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.1% · top 6.8% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
6.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
32References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3337), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.