Posadis 0.50.4 through 0.50.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 23CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Posadis 0.50.4 through 0.50.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a DNS message without a question section, which triggers null dereference.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01226 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.50.4 | Vulnerable | Posadis |
| cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.50.5 | Vulnerable | Posadis |
| cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.50.6 | Vulnerable | Posadis |
| cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.50.7 | Vulnerable | Posadis |
| cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.50.8 | Vulnerable | Posadis |
- cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50.4 Vulnerable ·Posadis
- cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50.5 Vulnerable ·Posadis
- cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50.6 Vulnerable ·Posadis
- cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50.7 Vulnerable ·Posadis
- cpe:2.3:a:posadis:posadis:0.50.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50.8 Vulnerable ·Posadis
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1441
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vvvx-48pw-6mwx
References
More Posadis vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00486 Format string vulnerability in log_print() function of Posadis DNS server before version… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2004-00727 Multiple implementations of the DNS protocol, including (1) Poslib 1.0.2-1 and earlier as… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2003-1441 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1441 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vvvx-48pw-6mwx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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