CVE-2011-0520
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jan 28, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 20, 2011
Description
The compress_add_dlabel_points function in dns/Compress.c in MaraDNS 1.4.03, 1.4.05, and probably other versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long DNS hostname with a large number of labels, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- ADV-2011-0699vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=610834
- [oss-security] 20110123 CVE request: MaraDNS DoS via long queriesmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110124 Re: CVE request: MaraDNS DoS via long queriesmailing-list
- maradns-compressadddlabelpoints-bo(64885)vdb-entry
- DSA-2196vendor-advisory
- 43107third-party-advisory
- 43027third-party-advisory
- 70630vdb-entry
- 45966vdb-entry
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