CVE-2017-14492
At a glance
- Severity
- Not available
- EPSS
- EPSS 94.47 % · percentile 100 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
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 IPv6 router advertisement request.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-5995
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2017-14492
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-267 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Junos Space · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-362 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans NVIDIA Tegra Jetson L4T · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-329 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Dnsmasq · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2.77
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3989
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-1
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973527
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-27
- http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=24036ea507862c7b7898b68289c8130f85599c10
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-2
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42942/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2836
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-005.txt
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2837
- http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00006.html
- https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |