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Category:   Application (Generic)  >   Net DNS Vendors:   net-dns.org
Perl Net::DNS Lets Remote Users Deny Service With Malformed DNS Packets
SecurityTracker Alert ID:  1018376
SecurityTracker URL:  http://securitytracker.com/id/1018376
CVE Reference:   CVE-2007-3409   (Links to External Site)
Date:  Jul 12 2007
Impact:   Denial of service via network
Fix Available:  Yes  Vendor Confirmed:  Yes  
Version(s): prior to 0.60
Description:   A vulnerability was reported in Perl Net::DNS. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.

A remote user can send a specially crafted DNS packet with self-referencing pointers to cause the target service to enter an infinite loop and consume excessive resources on the target system.

Impact:   A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
Solution:   The vendor has issued a fixed version (0.60).
Vendor URL:  www.net-dns.org/ (Links to External Site)
Cause:   State error
Underlying OS:   Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)

Message History:   This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
Jul 12 2007 (Red Hat Issues Fix) Perl Net::DNS Lets Remote Users Deny Service With Malformed DNS Packets   (bugzilla@redhat.com)
Red Hat has released a fix for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 5.



 Source Message Contents

Date:  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:21:31 -0400
Subject:  Net::DNS


CVE-2007-3409

CVE said:

Net::DNS before 0.60, a Perl module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of 
service (stack consumption) via a malformed compressed DNS packet with self-referencing 
pointers, which triggers an infinite loop.

 
 
 


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