Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117277
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Dnsmasq < 2.73rc4 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: 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. Affected Software/OS: Dnsmasq prior to 2.73rc4. Solution: Update to version 2.73rc4 or later. CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3294 BugTraq ID: 74452 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74452 Bugtraq: 20150423 Dnsmasq 2.72 Unchecked returned value (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535354/100/1100/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-3251 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3251 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-01 http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009382.html http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009387.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032195 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0857 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00013.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2593-1
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