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ldns — security advisory
When a zone file in ldns 1.7.1 is parsed, the function ldns_nsec3_salt_data is too trusted for the length value obtained from the zone file. When the memcpy is copied, the 0xfe - ldns_rdf_size(salt_rdf) byte data can be copied, causing heap overflow information leakage.
- Products
- ldns
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.8.1-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-19861
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 12:45 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
When a zone file in ldns 1.7.1 is parsed, the function ldns_nsec3_salt_data is too trusted for the length value obtained from the zone file. When the memcpy is copied, the 0xfe - ldns_rdf_size(salt_rdf) byte data can be copied, causing heap overflow information leakage.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19861
ldns
Fixed versions: 1.8.1-1
ldns
Fixed versions: 1.8.1-1
ldns
Fixed versions: 1.8.1-1
Complete source record
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2022-01-21T15:15:07.607+00:00"
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