CVE-2017-15107 Affecting dnsmasq package, versions <2.79-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.65% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-DNSMASQ-18912381
  • published18 Aug 2026
  • disclosed23 Jan 2018

Introduced: 23 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-15107  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest dnsmasq to version 2.79-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in the implementation of DNSSEC in Dnsmasq up to and including 2.78. Wildcard synthesized NSEC records could be improperly interpreted to prove the non-existence of hostnames that actually exist.