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CVE-2008-3910

HIGHEPSS 82th pctl
10.0
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
dns2tcpDebian
Fixed in:0.4.dfsg-2CVE-2008-3910
Fixed in:0.4.dfsg-2CVE-2008-3910
Fixed in:0.4.dfsg-2CVE-2008-3910
Fixed in:0.4.dfsg-2CVE-2008-3910

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days
82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

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