SB2014021203 - Denial of service in MaraDNS



SB2014021203 - Denial of service in MaraDNS

Published: February 12, 2014 Updated: March 26, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2014021203
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2031)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper bounds checking. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.

2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2032)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper bounds checking. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet, trigger out-of-bounds read and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.