CVE-2007-3409

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 26, 2007 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux.NET

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.60 dns
Affected range stops below 0.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (25)

VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://osvdb.org/37054
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/25829
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26012
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26014
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26055
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26075

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-674

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