CVE - CVE-2008-3910

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3910	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:31080 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31080 CONFIRM:http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/dns2tcp/index.html.en MLIST:[oss-security] 20080904 CVE id request: dns2tcp URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/5 XF:dns2tcp-dnssimpledecode-dnsdecode-bo(44974) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44974
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080904	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080904)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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