CVE-2004-0789 json
Multiple implementations of the DNS protocol, including (1) Poslib 1.0.2-1 and earlier as used by Posadis, (2) Axis Network products before…
published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0787
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.8%
- EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple implementations of the DNS protocol, including (1) Poslib 1.0.2-1 and earlier as used by Posadis, (2) Axis Network products before firmware 3.13, and (3) Men & Mice Suite 2.2x before 2.2.3 and 3.5.x before 3.5.2, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and network bandwidth consumption) by triggering a communications loop via (a) DNS query packets with localhost as a spoofed source address, or (b) a response packet that triggers a response packet.
Patch / fix
- securitytracker.com/id?1012157 patch
- securityfocus.com/bid/11642 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/13145 advisory
- posadis.org/advisories/pos_adv_006.txt advisory
Exploit prediction
2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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secunia.com
/advisories/13145
third-party-advisory, patch
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securitytracker.com
/id?1012157
vdb-entry, patch
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securityfocus.com
/bid/11642
vdb-entry, patch
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posadis.org
/advisories/pos_adv_006.txt
patch, vendor-advisory
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niscc.gov.uk
/niscc/docs/al-20041130-00862.html?lang=en
vendor-advisory
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niscc.gov.uk
/niscc/docs/re-20041109-00957.pdf
vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/17997
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-0789
- NVD CVE-2004-0789
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