Bug#702914: libnet-server-perl: CVE-2013-1841: Improper reverse DNS matching check for the given hostname

[Salvatore Bonaccorso]

Package: libnet-server-perl
Severity: important
Tags: security
Control: forwarded -1 https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=83909

Hi

It was reported to the oss-security list[1] that libnet-server-perl
does not check the reverse DNS lookup hostname again by doing a
forward lookup and checking that it matches the original ip.

 [1]: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/04/10

See also

 [2]: https://security-tracker.debian.org/CVE-2013-1841
 [3]: https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=83909

Regards,
Salvatore