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>> Slackware Security Update Fixes Dnsmasq Denial of Service Issue

Title : Slackware Security Update Fixes Dnsmasq Denial of Service Issue
Advisory 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

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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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2008-07-25 : Initial release

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