Out-of-bounds Read Affecting dnsmasq-utils 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
6.04% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-DNSMASQUTILS-4773017
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Oct 2017

Introduced: 2 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-14494  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 dnsmasq-utils 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-utils package and not the dnsmasq-utils package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

dnsmasq before 2.78, when configured as a relay, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving handling DHCPv6 forwarded requests.