CVE-2019-14513
Published: 01 August 2019
Improper bounds checking in Dnsmasq before 2.76 allows an attacker controlled DNS server to send large DNS packets that result in a read operation beyond the buffer allocated for the packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14491.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
dnsmasq Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.76-1)
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Not vulnerable
(2.79-1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.10)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Needed
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| msalvatore | The vulnerability writeup states, "The git commit affected is this one and before: 15379ea1f252d1f53c5d93ae970b22dedb233642". This commit, therefore, may resolve the issue: http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=patch;h=d3a8b39c7df2f0debf3b5f274a1c37a9e261f94e |
| mdeslaur | can't reproduce on xenial, probably not a DoS issue |