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NSD (Name Server Daemon) 'packet.c' Off-By-One Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
NSD is prone to an off-by-one buffer-overflow vulnerability because the server fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Versions prior to NSD 3.2.2 are vulnerable.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 3.2.2 or later.