MGASA-2018-0003

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    MGASA-2018-0003

    Published: 1 Jan 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated ldns packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Stephan Zeisberg discovered that ldns incorrectly handled memory when processing data. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ldns to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2017-1000231, CVE-2017-1000232).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0003.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22066, https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3491-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ldns

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/ldns?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6.17-5.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    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