Vulnerability identifier: #VU8666
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Dnsmasq
Server applications /
DNS servers
Vendor: GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in when processing DNS queries longer than 512 bytes or EDNS0 packet size is different. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted DNS request to the affected service and trigger the application crash.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Update to version 2.78.
Vulnerable software versions
Dnsmasq: 2.77
External links
http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2017q4/011771.html
http://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.