CVE-2010-2951

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2010-08-18
Bugzilla:
626927: CVE-2010-2951 squid: child assertion failure when processing large DNS replies with no IPv6 resolver present

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2010-2951 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 5
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 squid Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 squid Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 squid Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 squid Not affected

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