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7.8high

CVE-2008-3214

dnsmasq 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1) renewing a nonexistent lease or (2) sending a DHCPR…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.5%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known

dnsmasq 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1) renewing a nonexistent lease or (2) sending a DHCPREQUEST for an IP address that is not in the same network, related to the DHCP NAK response from the daemon.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • bugs.launchpad.net /ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/+bug/47438 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/8 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43929 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • freshmeat.net /projects/dnsmasq/?branch_id=1991&release_id=217681 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/8 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/7 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • thekelleys.org.uk /dnsmasq/CHANGELOG · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/07/02/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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