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CVE-2021-45955

Published: 1 January 2022

** DISPUTED ** Dnsmasq 2.86 has a heap-based buffer overflow in resize_packet (called from FuzzResizePacket and fuzz_rfc1035.c) because of the lack of a proper bounds check upon pseudo header re-insertion. NOTE: the vendor's position is that CVE-2021-45951 through CVE-2021-45957 "do not represent real vulnerabilities, to the best of our knowledge." However, a contributor states that a security patch (mentioned in 016162.html) is needed.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
vendor has disputed this CVE, marking as not-affected

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
dnsmasq
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable

focal Not vulnerable

hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream Needs triage

xenial Not vulnerable

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H