CVE-2005-2316

Description

Domain Name Relay Daemon (DNRD) before 2.19.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a DNS packet that uses message compression in the QNAME and two pointers that point to each other (circular buffer).

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.76% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014557	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16142	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/e72fd82b-fa01-11d9-bc08-0001020eed82.html
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=482568	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2316?: CVE-2005-2316 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2316?: To fix CVE-2005-2316, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2316 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2316 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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