CVE-2012-3411

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3411
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-03-05 21:38:54 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionDnsmasq before 2.63test1, when used with certain libvirt configurations, replies to requests from prohibited interfaces, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via a spoofed DNS query.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Application Thekelleys Dnsmasq All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Dnsmasq Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
#683372 - CVE-2012-3411: libvirt-controlled dnsmasq replies to DNS queries from non-virtual networks - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 thekelleys.org.uk
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.thekelleys.org.uk Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 thekelleys.org.uk
Bug 833033 – CVE-2012-3411 libvirt+dnsmasq: DNS configured to answer DNS queries from non-virtual networks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:072 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Re: CVE Request -- dnsmasq: When being run by libvirt open DNS proxy (reachable out-of the virtual network set for the particular guest domain too) is created af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commitdiff MITRE thekelleys.org.uk
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commitdiff MITRE thekelleys.org.uk
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