FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:42 - Several libc functions --- including getaddrinfo(), gethostbyname(), getnetbyname(), and others --- utilize the DNS resolver functions res_search, res_query, and/or res_send which contain buffer overflow vulnerabilities which allow remote denial of service attacks against many applications.
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