Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Dnsmasq vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-3430-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-10-02 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-10-02 |
| 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:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.9 | 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 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Dnsmasq. Software Description: - dnsmasq: Small caching DNS proxy and DHCP/TFTP server Details: Felix Wilhelm, Fermin J. Serna, Gabriel Campana and Kevin Hamacher discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled DNS requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-14491) Felix Wilhelm, Fermin J. Serna, Gabriel Campana and Kevin Hamacher discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled IPv6 router advertisements. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-14492) Felix Wilhelm, Fermin J. Serna, Gabriel Campana and Kevin Hamacher discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled DHCPv6 requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-14493) Felix Wilhelm, Fermin J. Serna, Gabriel Campana and Kevin Hamacher discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled DHCPv6 packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly obtain sensitive memory contents. (CVE-2017-14494) Felix Wilhelm, Fermin J. Serna, Gabriel Campana and Kevin Hamacher discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled DNS requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-14495) Felix Wilhelm, Fermin J. Serna, Gabriel Campana and Kevin Hamacher discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled DNS requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-14496) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: 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-3430-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 33 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
| 17 % | CWE-787 | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
| 17 % | CWE-772 | Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime |
| 17 % | CWE-200 | Information Exposure |
| 17 % | CWE-191 | Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-10-25 | dnsmasq add_pseudoheader memory leak attempt RuleID : 47881 - Revision : 2 - Type : PROTOCOL-DNS |
| 2017-11-07 | dnsmasq add_pseudoheader integer underflow attempt RuleID : 44482 - Revision : 2 - Type : PROTOCOL-DNS |
| 2017-11-07 | dnsmasq IPv6 heap overflow attempt RuleID : 44481 - Revision : 2 - Type : SERVER-OTHER |
| 2017-11-07 | dnsmasq Relay-forw information leak attempt RuleID : 44480 - Revision : 2 - Type : SERVER-OTHER |
| 2017-11-07 | dnsmasq add_pseudoheader memory leak attempt RuleID : 44478 - Revision : 3 - Type : PROTOCOL-DNS |
| 2017-11-07 | dnsmasq dhcp6_maybe_relay stack buffer overflow attempt RuleID : 44477 - Revision : 2 - Type : SERVER-OTHER |
| 2014-01-10 | Oracle Secure Backup observice.exe dns response overflow attempt RuleID : 20242 - Revision : 10 - Type : PROTOCOL-DNS |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-11-27 | Name : The remote Virtuozzo host is missing a security update. File : Virtuozzo_VZLSA-2017-2838.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-09-27 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : EulerOS_SA-2018-1285.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-08-17 | Name : The remote PhotonOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : PhotonOS_PHSA-2017-0035.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-01-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-7106a157f5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-515264ae24.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-23 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201710-27.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-18 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2017-24f067299e.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-13 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : EulerOS_SA-2017-1240.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-13 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : EulerOS_SA-2017-1239.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-09 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-1124.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20171002_dnsmasq_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3430-1.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 |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2017-2618-1.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-2017-2616-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20171002_dnsmasq_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-2838.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2017-907.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2017-2836.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2017-2838.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3989.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote DNS / DHCP service is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. File : dnsmasq_2_78.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_b77b5646a77811e7ac58b499baebfeaf.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2017-1116.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2017-2836.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2017-275-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing a security update. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0160.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-2836.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-2837.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-2838.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-2839.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-2840.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-10-03 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2017-2841.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2018-02-01 21:22:27 |
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| 2017-10-14 00:24:39 |
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| 2017-10-12 00:25:13 |
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| 2017-10-10 09:25:11 |
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| 2017-10-04 13:25:04 |
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| 2017-10-02 17:23:25 |
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