An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the label-parsing functionality of Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0. When parsing compressed labels in mDNS messages, the rr_decode function's return value is not checked, leading to a double free that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. An attacker can send an mDNS message to trigger this vulnerability.
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DSA-4671-1 | vlc security update |
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EUVD-2020-27226 | An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the label-parsing functionality of Videolabs libmicrodns 0.1.0. When parsing compressed labels in mDNS messages, the rr_decode function's return value is not checked, leading to a double free that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. An attacker can send an mDNS message to trigger this vulnerability. |
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USN-7239-1 | libmicrodns vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T08:47:41.030Z
Reserved: 2020-01-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-6072

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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-03-24T21:15:14.143
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:35:02.197
Link: CVE-2020-6072

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