# CVE-2009-1755: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the NSD DNS server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 May 2009
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1755, DSA-1803-1, GHSA-hvfw-j69f-c8f3

## What is CVE-2009-1755?

CVE-2009-1755 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Off-by-one error in the packet_read_query_section function in packet.c in nsd 3.2.1, and process_query_section in query.c in nsd 2.3.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1755?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nlnetlabs Nsd.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1755?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2009-1755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-12244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12244/): Heap overflow and crash with crafted SVCB RR (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-12245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12245/): Denial of DNS over TLS service by any DoT client (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-18664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18664/): Wrong interpretation of ACL ranges (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2026-19401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19401/): Remote UDP DoS by sending multiple DNS Cookie options (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2026-19538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-19538/): Bypass of BLOCKED ACL items on proxy protocol port over TCP or TLS (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1755 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1755 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1755/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1755/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1755
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1755
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1755

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1755/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.