CVE-2015-8899
Published: 31 December 2015
Dnsmasq before 2.76 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a reply with an empty DNS address that has an (1) A or (2) AAAA record defined locally.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | introduced in 2.73 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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dnsmasq Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(2.76-1)
|
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| wily |
Released
(2.75-1ubuntu0.15.10.1)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.1)
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Patches: upstream: http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=41a8d9e99be9f2cc8b02051dd322cb45e0faac87 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |