CVE-2017-14496

Summary

CVECVE-2017-14496
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-03 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:39:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger underflow in the add_pseudoheader function in dnsmasq before 2.78 , when the --add-mac, --add-cpe-id or --add-subnet option is specified, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS request.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-191

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.1 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.1 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.4.4 All All All
Operating System Google Android 5.0.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 5.1.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 6.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 6.0.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 7.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 7.1.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 7.1.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 8.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 4.4.4 All All All
Operating System Google Android 5.0.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 5.1.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 6.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 6.0.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 7.0 All All All
Operating System Google Android 7.1.1 All All All
Operating System Google Android 7.1.2 All All All
Operating System Google Android 8.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Leap 42.2 All All All
Operating System Novell Leap 42.3 All All All
Operating System Novell Leap 42.2 All All All
Operating System Novell Leap 42.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Thekelleys Dnsmasq All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Dnsmasq < 2.78 - Integer Underflow EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG CONFIRM thekelleys.org.uk Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3989-1 dnsmasq DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commit CONFIRM thekelleys.org.uk Patch, Vendor Advisory
Vulnerability Note VU#973527 - Dnsmasq contains multiple vulnerabilities CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
RETIRED: Multiple Siemens SCALANCE Products Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
Security Bulletin: NVIDIA Tegra Jetson L4T contains multiple vulnerabilities; updates for “BlueBorne” and “Dnsmasq”. | NVIDIA CONFIRM nvidia.custhelp.com
Dnsmasq Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Deny Service, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Android Security Bulletin—October 2017  |  Android Open Source Project CONFIRM source.android.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3430-2: Dnsmasq vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Dnsmasq: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-27) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Synology-SA-17:59 Dnsmasq | Synology Inc. CONFIRM www.synology.com
www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-005.txt CONFIRM www.arubanetworks.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689071.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
dnsmasq: Multiple Critical and Important vulnerabilities - Red Hat Customer Portal CONFIRM access.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
thekelleys.org.uk Git - dnsmasq.git/commit thekelleys.org.uk
USN-3430-1: Dnsmasq vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Dnsmasq VU#973527 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[Dnsmasq-discuss] IMPORTANT SECURITY INFORMATION. www.mail-archive.com
Google Online Security Blog: Behind the Masq: Yet more DNS, and DHCP, vulnerabilities MISC security.googleblog.com Third Party Advisory
[Dnsmasq-discuss] Announce: dnsmasq-2.78. www.mail-archive.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2017:2633-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[Dnsmasq-discuss] IMPORTANT SECURITY INFORMATION. MLIST www.mail-archive.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[Dnsmasq-discuss] Announce: dnsmasq-2.78. MLIST www.mail-archive.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500147 Alpine Linux Security Update for dnsmasq
  • 503797 Alpine Linux Security Update for dnsmasq
  • 710376 Gentoo Linux Dnsmasq Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-27)
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