CVE-2008-3910

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    CVE-2008-3910

    Published: 4 Sept 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: dns2tcp before 0.4.1 does not properly handle negative values in a certain length field in the input argument to the (1) dns_simple_decode or (2) dns_decode function, which allows remote attackers to overwrite a buffer and have unspecified other impact.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/5, http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/dns2tcp/index.html.en, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31080, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44974

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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