An out-of-bounds read in dns_validate_dns_response in dns.c was discovered in HAProxy through 1.8.14. Due to a missing check when validating DNS responses, remote attackers might be able read the 16 bytes corresponding to an AAAA record from the non-initialized part of the buffer, possibly accessing anything that was left on the stack, or even past the end of the 8193-byte buffer, depending on the value of accepted_payload_size.
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DLA-3034-1 | haproxy security update |
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EUVD-2018-12672 | An out-of-bounds read in dns_validate_dns_response in dns.c was discovered in HAProxy through 1.8.14. Due to a missing check when validating DNS responses, remote attackers might be able read the 16 bytes corresponding to an AAAA record from the non-initialized part of the buffer, possibly accessing anything that was left on the stack, or even past the end of the 8193-byte buffer, depending on the value of accepted_payload_size. |
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USN-3858-1 | HAProxy vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T11:51:19.257Z
Reserved: 2018-12-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-20102

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-12-12T17:29:00.247
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:00:52.920
Link: CVE-2018-20102


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