CVE-2015-3294

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3294
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-05-08 14:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-19 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.2 All All All
Application Thekelleys Dnsmasq All rc3 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3251-1 dnsmasq af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Vendor Advisory
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 thekelleys.org.uk
Dnsmasq CVE-2015-3294 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Dnsmasq: Denial of Service (GLSA 201512-01) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
USN-2593-1: Dnsmasq vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory
[Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmsaq potential vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.thekelleys.org.uk Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Dnsmasq Flaw in setup_reply() Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - July 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
[Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmsaq potential vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.thekelleys.org.uk Exploit
openSUSE-SU-2015:0857-1: moderate: Security update for dnsmasq af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commitdiff MITRE thekelleys.org.uk
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