CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-3294

Published: May 08, 2015 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The tcp_request function in Dnsmasq before 2.73rc4 does not properly handle the return value of the setup_reply function, which allows remote attackers to read process memory and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a malformed DNS request.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Dnsmasq Thekelleys * 2.73 (including)
Dnsmasq Ubuntu lucid *
Dnsmasq Ubuntu precise *
Dnsmasq Ubuntu trusty *
Dnsmasq Ubuntu upstream *
Dnsmasq Ubuntu utopic *
Dnsmasq Ubuntu vivid *
Dnsmasq Ubuntu vivid/stable-phone-overlay *

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