pdnsd up to 1.2.3 Par memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in pdnsd and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-2077. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pdnsd (Domain Name Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Paul Rombouts pdnsd before 1.2.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors. NOTE: this issue might be related to the OUSPG PROTOS DNS test suite.

The weakness was shared 04/27/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2077 since 04/27/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/24/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21352 (GLSA-200605-10 : pdnsd: Denial of Service and potential arbitrary code execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (21352), SecurityFocus (BID 17720†), OSVDB (25292†), Secunia (SA20055†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11437†). The entries VDB-30095, VDB-29950, VDB-29948 and VDB-29947 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 21352
Nessus Name: GLSA-200605-10 : pdnsd: Denial of Service and potential arbitrary code execution
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OpenVAS ID: 56725
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200605-10 (pdnsd)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pdnsd 1.2.4

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2077 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2077
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29949
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X-Force: 26081
SecurityFocus: 17720 - Paul A. Rombouts PDNSD Unspecified Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 20055
OSVDB: 25292 - Paul A. Rombouts - PDNSD - Unspecified Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 11437 - pdnsd Before 1.2.4 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/24/2024 12:28
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (71), 06/18/2019 07:39 (6), 07/12/2021 08:58 (2), 11/24/2024 12:28 (15)
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