Gentoo FoundationGLSA-201512-01Dnsmasq: Denial of service
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
0.017 Low
EPSS
Percentile
87.9%
Background
Dnsmasq is a lightweight, easy to configure DNS forwarder and DHCP server.
Description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability has been found in the tcp_request function in Dnsmasq.
Impact
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted DNS request, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Dnsmasq users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/dnsmasq-2.72-r2"
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | any | all | net-dns/dnsmasq | < 2.72-r2 | UNKNOWN |
Related
6.4 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
0.017 Low
EPSS
Percentile
87.9%