CVE-2007-6341 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.5% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Net/DNS/RR/A.pm in Net::DNS 0.60 build 654, as used in packages such as SpamAssassin and OTRS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (program "croak") via a crafted DNS response.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.55% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-12-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| net dns | net dns |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Perl Net::DNS 0.48/0.59/0.60 - DNS Response Remote Denial of Service | 2007-12-17 |
References
- http://search.cpan.org/src/OLAF/Net-DNS-0.63/Changes
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29343
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29354
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29446
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29555
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1515
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:073
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6I00E0UKKQ.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26902
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019104
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=30316
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/594-1/
- http://search.cpan.org/src/OLAF/Net-DNS-0.63/Changes
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29343
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29354
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29446
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29555
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1515
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:073
- http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6I00E0UKKQ.html
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