CVE-2004-0789

Name: CVE-2004-0789
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.77%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-0789 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.77%

84.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Delegate	Delegate	7.7.0
Delegate	Delegate	7.7.1
Delegate	Delegate	7.8.0
Delegate	Delegate	7.8.1
Delegate	Delegate	7.8.2
Delegate	Delegate	7.9.11
Delegate	Delegate	8.3.3
Delegate	Delegate	8.3.4
Delegate	Delegate	8.4.0
Delegate	Delegate	8.5.0
Delegate	Delegate	8.9
Delegate	Delegate	8.9.1
Delegate	Delegate	8.9.2
Delegate	Delegate	8.9.3
Delegate	Delegate	8.9.4
Delegate	Delegate	8.9.5
Dnrd	Dnrd	1.0
Dnrd	Dnrd	1.1
Dnrd	Dnrd	1.2
Dnrd	Dnrd	1.3
Dnrd	Dnrd	1.4
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.0
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.1
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.2
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.3
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.4
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.5
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.6
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.7
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.8
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.9
Dnrd	Dnrd	2.10
Don Moore	Mydns	0.6
Don Moore	Mydns	0.7
Don Moore	Mydns	0.8
Don Moore	Mydns	0.9
Don Moore	Mydns	0.10.0
Maradns	Maradns	0.5.28
Maradns	Maradns	0.5.29
Maradns	Maradns	0.5.30
Maradns	Maradns	0.5.31
Maradns	Maradns	0.8.05
Pliant	Pliant Dns Server	All versions
Posadis	Posadis	0.50.4
Posadis	Posadis	0.50.5
Posadis	Posadis	0.50.6
Posadis	Posadis	0.50.7
Posadis	Posadis	0.50.8
Posadis	Posadis	0.50.9
Posadis	Posadis	0.60.0

Showing 50 of 98 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/13145Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012157Patch
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20041130-00862.html?lang=enVendor Advisory
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20041109-00957.pdfVendor Advisory
http://www.posadis.org/advisories/pos_adv_006.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11642Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17997
http://secunia.com/advisories/13145Patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012157Patch
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20041130-00862.html?lang=enVendor Advisory
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20041109-00957.pdfVendor Advisory
http://www.posadis.org/advisories/pos_adv_006.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11642Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17997

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2004
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

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How severe is CVE-2004-0789?

Severity scoring for CVE-2004-0789 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST