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CVE-2017-14491 Detail

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00003.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00005.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00006.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4560 Third Party Advisory 
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561 Third Party Advisory 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144480/Dnsmasq-2-Byte-Heap-Based-Overflow.html Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0549c73b7ea6b22a3c49beb4d432f185a81efcbc
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-005.txt Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3989 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171103-01-dnsmasq-en Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085 Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101977 Broken Link 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474 Broken Link 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-3 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2836 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2837 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2838 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2839 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2840 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2841 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382 Third Party Advisory 
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689071.pdf Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/527KNN34RN2SB6MBJG7CKSEBWYE3TJEB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MMPCJOYPPL4B5RBY4U425PWG7EETDTD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YXRZ2W6TV6NLUJC5NOFBSG6PZSMDTYPV/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-27 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html Third Party Advisory 
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/3577-security-advisory-30 Mitigation  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-449 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-449/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3989 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42941/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973527 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-14491
NVD Published Date:
10/03/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE