Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Dnsmasq vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3009-1 | First vendor Publication | 2016-06-20 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2016-06-20 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 15.10 Summary: Dnsmasq could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - dnsmasq: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server Details: Edwin Török discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled certain CNAME responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 15.10: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3009-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2016-0012.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-01-18 | Name : The remote DNS / DHCP service is affected by a denial of service vulnerability. File : dnsmasq_2_76.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-2616-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-2617-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-2619-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-01-04 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-10.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-12-27 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-3269-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-12-21 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-3199-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-08-09 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-6db1c9eb69.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-19 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-da2f9c22b4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-07-01 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_875e4cf83f0e11e6b3c814dae9d210b8.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-06-21 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3009-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2016-07-02 05:26:10 |
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| 2016-06-30 21:24:45 |
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| 2016-06-22 13:28:38 |
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| 2016-06-20 21:25:31 |
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