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CVE-2010-2951 Detail

Description

dns_internal.cc in Squid 3.1.6, when IPv6 DNS resolution is not enabled, accesses an invalid socket during an IPv4 TCP DNS query, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via vectors that trigger an IPv4 DNS response with the TC bit set.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~squid/squid/3.1/revision/10072 Patch 
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334263
http://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3009
http://bugs.squid-cache.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3021
http://marc.info/?l=squid-users&m=128263555724981&w=2 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/24/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/24/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/2 Patch 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/25/6
http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v3/3.1/changesets/squid-3.1-10072.patch Patch 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=626927

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-2951
NVD Published Date:
10/12/2010
NVD Last Modified:
10/13/2010
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.