{"cve":"CVE-2015-3294","nvd":{"published":"2015-05-08T14:59:05.527","modified":"2026-06-17T00:25:41.243","status":"Modified","description":"The tcp_request function in Dnsmasq before 2.73rc4 does not properly handle the return value of the setup_reply function, which allows remote attackers to read process memory and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a malformed DNS request.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-19"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00013.html","http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009382.html","http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009387.html","http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ad4a8ff7d9097008d7623df8543df435bfddeac8","http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3251"],"products":["oracle:solaris","thekelleys:dnsmasq"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:36:40.444340523+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-3294","score":0.04951,"percentile":0.92169,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}