Gentoo: GLSA 200810-03 High: libspf2 DNS Response Buffer Overflow
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October 30, 2008
A memory management error in libspf2 might allow for remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200810-03
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: libspf2: DNS response buffer overflow
Date: October 30, 2008
Bugs: #242254
ID: 200810-03
Synopsis
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A memory management error in libspf2 might allow for remote execution
of arbitrary code.
Background
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libspf2 is a library that implements the Sender Policy Framework,
allowing mail transfer agents to make sure that an email is authorized
by the domain name that it is coming from. Currently, only the exim MTA
uses libspf2 in Gentoo.
Affected packages
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1 mail-filter/libspf2 < 1.2.8 >= 1.2.8
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libspf2 uses a fixed-l...
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