VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1755
Off-by-one error in the packet_read_query_section function in packet.c in nsd 3.2.1, and process_query_section in query.c in nsd 2.3.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.16%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Off-by-one error in the packet_read_query_section function in packet.c in nsd 3.2.1, and process_query_section in query.c in nsd 2.3.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.16% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- nlnetlabs/nsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529418Patch
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529420Patch
- http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/publications/NSD_vulnerability_announcement.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/19/1
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529418Patch
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529420Patch
- http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/publications/NSD_vulnerability_announcement.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/19/1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.