Summary
The remote host is missing an update to maradns
announced via advisory DSA 1319-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201319-1
Insight
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in MaraDNS, a simple security-aware Domain Name Service server. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2007-3114
It was discovered that malformed DNS requests can trigger memory leaks, allowing denial of service.
CVE-2007-3115
It was discovered that malformed DNS requests can trigger memory leaks, allowing denial of service.
CVE-2007-3116
It was discovered that malformed DNS requests can trigger memory leaks, allowing denial of service.
The oldstable distribution (sarge) is not affected by these problems.
For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.12.04-1etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 1.2.12.06-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your maradns packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-3114, CVE-2007-3115, CVE-2007-3116 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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