CVE-2015-3294
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.
- EPSS
- 5.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 92% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-19
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- oracle:solaris
- thekelleys:dnsmasq
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