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nsd -- buffer overflow vulnerability

Affected packages
	nsd	<	3.2.2
	nsd2	<	2.3.7_1

Details

VuXML ID	37a8603d-4494-11de-bea7-000c29a67389
Discovery	2009-05-19
Entry	2009-05-19
Modified	2009-05-22

NLnet Labs:

A one-byte buffer overflow has been reported in NSD. The problem affects all versions 2.0.0 to 3.2.1. The bug allows a carefully crafted exploit to bring down your DNS server. It is highly unlikely that this one byte overflow can lead to other (system) exploits.

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References

CVE Name	CVE-2009-1755
URL	http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/publications/NSD_vulnerability_announcement.html