CVE-2008-6194 in the critical feed json
Memory leak in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DNS packet…
published 2009-02-19 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6164
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 11.4%
- EPSS 11.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Memory leak in the DNS server in Microsoft Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via DNS packets. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2007-3898.
Exploit prediction
11.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/491815/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/491831/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-6194
- NVD CVE-2008-6194
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