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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2015-3294 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00013.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009382.html CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009387.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ad4a8ff7d9097008d7623df8543df435bfddeac8 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3251 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535354/100/1100/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74452 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032195 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2593-1 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-01 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-19 Data Processing Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-3294
NVD Published Date:
05/08/2015
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE