CVE-2008-4194: Pdnsd

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 6.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The p_exec_query function in src/dns_query.c in pdnsd before 1.2.7-par allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long DNS reply with many entries in the answer section, related to a "dangling pointer bug."

Affected products

• Pdnsd Pdnsd: up to and including 1.2.6-par; version 1.1.7 only; version 1.1.7a only; version 1.1.8b1-par4 only; version 1.1.8b1-par5 only; version 1.1.8b1-par6 only; …

Published 2008-09-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.