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TITLE:
NSD "packet_read_query_section()" Off-By-One Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA35165

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http://secunia.com/advisories/35165/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in NSD, which can be exploited by
malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to potentially
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the
"packet_read_query_section()" function in packet.c, which can be
exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow with one byte.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 3.2.2.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 3.2.2 or apply patches.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/publications/NSD_vulnerability_announcement.html

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