Integer Underflow Affecting dnsmasq package, versions <2.78-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
21.49% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-DNSMASQ-7008828
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed3 Oct 2017

Introduced: 3 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-14496  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 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:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer underflow in the add_pseudoheader function 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 via a crafted DNS request.

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