6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.009 Low
EPSS
Percentile
83.0%
The p_exec_query function in src/dns_query.c in pdnsd before 1.2.7-par allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a long DNS reply with many entries in the answer section, related to a “dangling pointer bug.”
www.phys.uu.nl/~rombouts/pdnsd.html
www.phys.uu.nl/~rombouts/pdnsd/ChangeLog
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2582
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45594