The send_dg function in resolv/res_send.c in GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) before 2.20 does not properly reuse file descriptors, which allows remote attackers to send DNS queries to unintended locations via a large number of requests that trigger a call to the getaddrinfo function.
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| https://github.com/golang/go/issues/6336 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/28/20 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00089.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201602-02 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_GENTOO |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15946 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2519-1 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0863.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72844 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1207 | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Sep/0 | mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164014/Moxa-Command-Injection-Cross-Site-Scripting-Vulnerable-Software.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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