CVE-2017-14496

high
Published 2017-10-03 ยท Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
8.5

Description

Integer underflow in the add_pseudoheader function in dnsmasq before 2.78 , when the --add-mac, --add-cpe-id or --add-subnet option is specified, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS request.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-42946 dos multiple verified
Google Security Research ยท 2017-10-02

Dnsmasq < 2.78 - Integer Underflow

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
arch archfixed2.78-1
debian debianbookwormfixed2.78-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.78-1
debian debianforkyfixed2.78-1
debian debiansidfixed2.78-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.78-1
ubuntu ubuntu14.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu16.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu17.04affected
debian debian7.0affected
debian debian7.1affected
debian debian9.0affected
redhat rhel7.0affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
thekelleysdnsmasq{"endIncluding":"2.77"}

References

CWEs

CWE-191

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.