SB2015121706 - Gentoo update for Dnsmasq
Published: December 17, 2015 Updated: September 25, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015121706
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3294)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.