CVE-2017-15107 Affecting dnsmasq package, versions <2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.10


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-DNSMASQ-356274
  • published23 Jan 2018
  • disclosed23 Jan 2018

Introduced: 23 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-15107  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 dnsmasq to version 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.10 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.