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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS USN-627-1 Critical: Dnsmasq DNS Spoofing Threat

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Calendar Grey July 22, 2008
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A severe flaw in Dnsmasq permits attackers from afar to manipulate DNS records, which can compromise both web and email communication.
Dan Kaminsky discovered weaknesses in the DNS protocol as implemented by Dnsmasq

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-627-1 July 22, 2008

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security advisory remote attack critical threat ubuntu network exploit dns issue dnsmasq

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