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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3630 · published 11 September 2008

CVE-2008-3630: Apple bonjour vulnerability

Apple · Bonjour

mDNSResponder in Apple Bonjour for Windows before 1.0.5, when an application uses the Bonjour API for unicast DNS, does not choose random values for transaction IDs or source ports in DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% · top 25.5%
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

mDNSResponder in Apple Bonjour for Windows before 1.0.5, when an application uses the Bonjour API for unicast DNS, does not choose random values for transaction IDs or source ports in DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00002.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31822
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2990
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31093
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020844
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2524
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00002.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31822
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2990
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31093
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020844
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2524

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

5.5CVE-2011-0220Apple bonjour improper input validation vulnerabilityApple Bonjour before 2011 allows a crash via a crafted multicast DNS packet.EPSS 0.26%5.0CVE-2008-2326Apple bonjour improper input validation vulnerabilitymDNSResponder in the Bonjour Namespace Provider in Apple Bonjour for Windows before 1.0.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer…EPSS 7.5%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3630), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.