>> Slackware Security Update Fixes Dnsmasq Denial of Service Issue
Title : Slackware Security Update Fixes Dnsmasq Denial of Service Issue VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2188 CVE ID : CVE-2008-1447
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2008-07-25
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Slackware, which could be exploited by remote attackers to poison a vulnerable DNS cache. This issue is caused by errors in Dnsmasq. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2166
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