Gentoo Linux: CVE-2011-3581: ldns: Arbitrary code execution
7
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
11/04/2011
07/25/2018
10/30/2017
10/30/2017
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function in ldns before 1.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Resource Record (RR) with an unknown type containing input that is longer than a specified length.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-ldns
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