Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting dnsmasq package, versions <0:2.76-2.el7_4.2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
21.49% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-DNSMASQ-1474589
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Oct 2017

Introduced: 2 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-14496  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 dnsmasq to version 0:2.76-2.el7_4.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2836.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dnsmasq package and not the dnsmasq package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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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