Vulnerability CVE-2008-4194
Published: 2008-09-24   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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."

Type:

CWE-399

 (Resource Management Errors)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Pdnsd -> Pdnsd 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45594
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2582
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~rombouts/pdnsd/ChangeLog
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~rombouts/pdnsd.html
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