CVE-2008-3910

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-189 Numeric Errors

Publication date:

04/09/2008

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 10.00 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

10.00

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:hsc:dns2tcp::::::::		0.4 (including)

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/dns2tcp/index.html.en
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31080
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44974
http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/outils/dns2tcp/index.html.en
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/03/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31080
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44974