CVE-2008-3910

Publication date 4 September 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Description

dns2tcp before 0.4.1 does not properly handle negative values in a certain length field in the input argument to the (1) dns_simple_decode or (2) dns_decode function, which allows remote attackers to overwrite a buffer and have unspecified other impact.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
dns2tcp 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

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