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Status published
Medium
CVE-2011-3581
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function in ldns before...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46476
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49748
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/542
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46470
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/503
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068239.html
- http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=403
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068201.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068091.html
- http://nlnetlabs.nl/svn/ldns/tags/release-1.6.11/Changelog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00008.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
ldns
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.50, 0.60, 0.65, 0.66, 0.70, 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.3, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.6.4, 1.6.5, 1.6.6, 1.6.7, 1.6.8, 1.6.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 4th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.