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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118155
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Dnsmasq < 2.66test2 DoS Vulnerability
Summary:Dnsmasq is prone to a Denial of Service (DoS); vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Dnsmasq is prone to a Denial of Service (DoS)
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Dnsmasq, when used with certain libvirt configurations, replies
to queries from prohibited interfaces, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(traffic amplification) via spoofed TCP based DNS queries.

NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3411.

Affected Software/OS:
Dnsmasq prior to 2.66test2.

Solution:
Update to version 2.66test2 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-0198
MDVSA-2013:072
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:072
[oss-security] 20130118 CVE Request -- dnsmasq: Incomplete fix for the CVE-2012-3411 issue
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/18/2
[oss-security] 20130118 Re: CVE Request -- dnsmasq: Incomplete fix for the CVE-2012-3411 issue
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/18/7
http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=22ce550e5346947a12a781ed0959a7b1165d0dc6
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894486
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