FKIE_CVE-2008-3910

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-04 17:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
dns2tcp before 0.4.1 does not properly handle negative values in a certain length field in the input argument to the (1) dns_simple_decode or (2) dns_decode function, which allows remote attackers to overwrite a buffer and have unspecified other impact.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/dns2tcp/index.html.en
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/5Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31080
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44974
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/dns2tcp/index.html.en
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/5Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31080
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44974
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
hsc dns2tcp *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:56:47.473",
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