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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-6194 · published 19 February 2009

CVE-2008-6194: Microsoft windows vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows

Memory leak in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DNS packets. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-3898.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 11% · top 4.1% CWE-399 · CWE-399
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Memory leak in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DNS packets. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-3898.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491815/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491831/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491815/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491831/100/0/threaded

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-6194), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.