CVE-2015-3294

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-3294
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-05-08 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:25:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-19

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3251-1 dnsmasq DEBIAN www.debian.org Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2015:0857-1: moderate: Security update for dnsmasq SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Dnsmasq CVE-2015-3294 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commitdiff CONFIRM thekelleys.org.uk Patch
[Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmsaq potential vulnerability MLIST lists.thekelleys.org.uk Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Dnsmasq Flaw in setup_reply() Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Dnsmasq: Denial of Service (GLSA 201512-01) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Oracle Solaris Third Party Bulletin - July 2015 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2593-1: Dnsmasq vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commitdiff thekelleys.org.uk
[Dnsmasq-discuss] dnsmsaq potential vulnerability MLIST lists.thekelleys.org.uk Exploit
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