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title: "CVE-2008-2469\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2008-2469

Publication date 23 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**High**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF\_dns\_resolv\_lookup function in
Spf\_dns\_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code via a long DNS TXT record with a modified length field.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libspf2 | 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 1.2.5.dfsg-4ubuntu0.8.04.1 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 1.2.5.dfsg-4ubuntu0.7.10.1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 1.2.5-3ubuntu0.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2469)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2469)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-2469)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2469)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2469>