CVE-2020-25683
Published: 19 January 2021
A flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83. A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in dnsmasq when DNSSEC is enabled and before it validates the received DNS entries. A remote attacker, who can create valid DNS replies, could use this flaw to cause an overflow in a heap-allocated memory. This flaw is caused by the lack of length checks in rfc1035.c:extract_name(), which could be abused to make the code execute memcpy() with a negative size in get_rdata() and cause a crash in dnsmasq, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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dnsmasq Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.79-1ubuntu0.2)
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focal |
Released
(2.80-1.1ubuntu1.2)
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groovy |
Released
(2.82-1ubuntu1.1)
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hirsute |
Released
(2.82-1ubuntu2)
|
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trusty |
Needs triage
|
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upstream |
Released
(2.83)
|
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xenial |
Released
(2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.7)
|
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lunar |
Released
(2.82-1ubuntu2)
|
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impish |
Released
(2.82-1ubuntu2)
|
|
jammy |
Released
(2.82-1ubuntu2)
|
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kinetic |
Released
(2.82-1ubuntu2)
|
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mantic |
Released
(2.82-1ubuntu2)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.9 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |