CVE-2007-3409

NameCVE-2007-3409
DescriptionNet::DNS before 0.60, a Perl module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a malformed compressed DNS packet with self-referencing pointers, which triggers an infinite loop.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1515-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libnet-dns-perl (PTS)bullseye1.29-1fixed
bookworm1.36-1fixed
sid, trixie1.48-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libnet-dns-perlsourcesarge0.48-1sarge1DSA-1515-1
libnet-dns-perlsourceetch0.59-1etch1DSA-1515-1
libnet-dns-perlsource(unstable)0.60-1low
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