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TI-2007-03303 Aliases CVE-2007-3409GHSA-vf3x-8mv3-rv64

Net::DNS before 0.60, a Perl module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-674Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

Net::DNS before 0.60, a Perl module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a malformed compressed DNS packet with self-referencing pointers, which triggers an infinite loop.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03489 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:net-dns:net\:\:dns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* dnsVulnerableNet-dns
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:net-dns:net\:\:dns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions dns Vulnerable ·Net-dns
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0674 Released 2007-07-12 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    perl-Net-DNS security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 perl-Net-DNS-0.31-4.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) perl-Net-DNS-0.59-3.el5, perl-Net-DNS-0.59-3.el5.i386, perl-Net-DNS-0.59-3.el5.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 perl-Net-DNS-0.31-4.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) perl-Net-DNS-0.59-3.el5, perl-Net-DNS-0.59-3.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 perl-Net-DNS-0.31-4.el3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 perl-Net-DNS-0.31-4.el3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0674
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0674
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0674
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0674
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0674
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0674

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3409
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vf3x-8mv3-rv64

References

Advisory 7

Other 4

Sources

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