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CVE-2015-3294 Details

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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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00013.html CVE
http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009382.html CVEExploit
http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009387.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-01 CVE
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ad4a8ff7d9097008d7623df8543df435bfddeac8 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-19Data Processing Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
thekelleys dnsmasq
<= 2.73

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:*:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
oracle solaris
11.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

14 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-3294
NVD Published Date:
May 8, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-3294 Details - Not Deferred