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TI-2011-03157 Aliases CVE-2011-3581GHSA-jv88-pfrr-vvgm

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function in ldns before…

Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function in ldns before 1.6.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a Resource Record (RR) with an unknown type containing input that is longer than a specified length.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04106 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 26

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.10VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.50VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.60VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.65VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.66VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.70VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableNLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.10 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.60 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.65 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.66 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.70 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
Show 16 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.2VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.3VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.4VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.5VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.6VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.7VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.8VulnerableNLNETLABS
cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.9VulnerableNLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.3 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.5 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.6 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.7 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.8 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nlnetlabs:ldns:1.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.9 Vulnerable ·NLNETLABS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3581
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv88-pfrr-vvgm

References

Advisory 4

Other 4

  • TI-2017-14547 A double-free vulnerability in parse.c in ldns 1.7.0 have unspecified impact and attack vectors. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-14548 A double-free vulnerability in str2host.c in ldns 1.7.0 have unspecified impact and attack vectors. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-13719 When a zone file in ldns 1.7.1 is parsed, the function ldns_nsec3_salt_data is too… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-09311 Insufficient verification that responses belong to a query CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2009-01040 Heap-based buffer overflow in the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function in ldns 1.4.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2020-13718 When ldns version 1.7.1 verifies a zone file, the ldns_rr_new_frm_str_internal function… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
See all 7 →

Sources

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