CVE-2008-2326

Apple Bonjour for Windows - Denial of Service via Crafted .local Domain Name

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2326. PoCs published by Mario Ballano Bárcena.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a NULL-pointer dereference in Apple Bonjour for Windows, causing a denial-of-service by crashing the mDNSResponder system service. The attack involves sending a maliciously crafted hostname exceeding a certain length.

Description

mDNSResponder in the Bonjour Namespace Provider in Apple Bonjour for Windows before 1.0.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by resolving a crafted .local domain name that contains a long label.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Mario Ballano Bárcena · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32350

This exploit triggers a NULL-pointer dereference in Apple Bonjour for Windows, causing a denial-of-service by crashing the mDNSResponder system service. The attack involves sending a maliciously crafted hostname exceeding a certain length.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apple Bonjour for Windows 1.0.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31822
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020845
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2990
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00002.html
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31091
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2524
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45005

Scores

EPSS 0.0755
EPSS Percentile 93.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
apple/bonjour 1.0.4 unknown
Published Sep 11, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026