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CVE-2015-3294

Published: May 08, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
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
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3294
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/19.html

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

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
DnsmasqThekelleys*2.73 (including)
DnsmasqUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
DnsmasqUbuntulucid*
DnsmasqUbuntuprecise*
DnsmasqUbuntutrusty*
DnsmasqUbuntutrusty/esm*
DnsmasqUbuntuupstream*
DnsmasqUbuntuutopic*
DnsmasqUbuntuvivid*
DnsmasqUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*

References

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