Package: pdnsd
Severity: grave
Tags: security

Hi,
the following CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id was
published for pdnsd.

CVE-2008-4194[0]:
| The p_exec_query function in src/dns_query.c in pdnsd before 1.2.7-par
| allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash)
| via a long DNS reply with many entries in the answer section, related
| to a "dangling pointer bug."

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4194
    http://security-tracker.debian.net/tracker/CVE-2008-4194

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