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Ubuntu: USN-3491-1 (CVE-2017-1000232): ldns vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3491-1 (CVE-2017-1000232): ldns vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/16/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/23/2017
Modified
06/25/2020

Description

A double-free vulnerability in str2host.c in ldns 1.7.0 have unspecified impact and attack vectors.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libldns1
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libldns2

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