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HistoryMar 26, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Dnsmasq < 2.73rc4 DoS Vulnerability

2021-03-2600:00:00
Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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6.4 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

9.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.017 Low

EPSS

Percentile

88.0%

Dnsmasq is prone to a Denial of Service (DoS)
vulnerability.

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CPE = "cpe:/a:thekelleys:dnsmasq";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117277");
  script_version("2022-04-13T07:21:45+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-04-13 07:21:45 +0000 (Wed, 13 Apr 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-03-26 11:55:38 +0000 (Fri, 26 Mar 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-3294");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Dnsmasq < 2.73rc4 DoS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_dnsmasq_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("thekelleys/dnsmasq/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Dnsmasq is prone to a Denial of Service (DoS)
  vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The tcp_request function in Dnsmasq 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.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the
  target host.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Dnsmasq prior to 2.73rc4.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.73rc4 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009382.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74452");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009387.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_full(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
proto = infos["proto"];
location = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "2.73") ||
   version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "2.73rc1", test_version2: "2.73rc3")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "2.73rc4", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, proto: proto, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

6.4 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

9.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.017 Low

EPSS

Percentile

88.0%