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libspf2 — security advisory
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function in Spf_dns_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DNS TXT record with a modified length field.
- Products
- libspf2
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.2.9-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2008-2469
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:04 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SPF_dns_resolv_lookup function in Spf_dns_resolv.c in libspf2 before 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long DNS TXT record with a modified length field.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2469
libspf2
Fixed versions: 1.2.9-1
libspf2
Fixed versions: 1.2.9-1
libspf2
Fixed versions: 1.2.9-1
Complete source record
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