Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting dnsmasq package, versions <2.78-r0
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Snyk has a published code exploit for this vulnerability.
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE319-DNSMASQ-6106113
- published8 Dec 2023
- disclosed3 Oct 2017
Introduced: 3 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-14495 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.19 dnsmasq to version 2.78-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dnsmasq package and not the dnsmasq package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.
Memory leak in dnsmasq before 2.78, when the --add-mac, --add-cpe-id or --add-subnet option is specified, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving DNS response creation.
References
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973527
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689071.pdf
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq
- http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
- http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=51eadb692a5123b9838e5a68ecace3ac579a3a45
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-005.txt
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14495
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3989
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14495
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42945/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-27
- https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00006.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2836
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101977
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14495
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-2
- http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=51eadb692a5123b9838e5a68ecace3ac579a3a45
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42945