CVE-2008-4194
The p_exec_query function in src/dns_query.c in pdnsd before 1.2.7-par allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long DNS...
- Published
- Sep 24, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jul 23, 2008
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 93.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
The p_exec_query function in src/dns_query.c in pdnsd before 1.2.7-par allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long DNS reply with many entries in the answer section, related to a "dangling pointer bug."
Sources
3I)ruid · multiple · Jul 23, 2008
Julien Desfossez · multiple · Jul 24, 2008
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