VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-3581
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function in ldns before 1.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Resource Record (RR) with an unknown type containing…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.11%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.11%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function in ldns before 1.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Resource Record (RR) with an unknown type containing input that is longer than a specified length.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.11% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- nlnetlabs/ldns
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068091.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068201.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068239.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00008.html
- http://nlnetlabs.nl/svn/ldns/tags/release-1.6.11/Changelog
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/503
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/542
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46470Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46476Vendor Advisory
- http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=403
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49748
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068091.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068201.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068239.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-10/msg00008.html
- http://nlnetlabs.nl/svn/ldns/tags/release-1.6.11/Changelog
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/503
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/542
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46470Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46476Vendor Advisory
- http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/bugs-script/show_bug.cgi?id=403
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49748
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.