Thekelleys Dnsmasq up to 2.63 Interfaces denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Thekelleys Dnsmasq up to 2.63 (Domain Name Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Interfaces. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dnsmasq before 2.66test2, 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.

The weakness was published 03/05/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at thekelleys.org.uk. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-0198 since 12/06/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64672 (Fedora 17 : dnsmasq-2.65-4.fc17 (2013-1320)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.64 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81399) and Tenable (64672). Similar entry is available at 63684.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 64672
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : dnsmasq-2.65-4.fc17 (2013-1320)
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OpenVAS ID: 865370
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for dnsmasq FEDORA-2013-1320
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Dnsmasq 2.64
Patch: 22ce550e5346947a12a781ed0959a7b1165d0dc6

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01/11/2013 +36 days 🔍
03/05/2013 +53 days 🔍
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08/01/2013 +149 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +600 days 🔍
12/29/2021 +2472 days 🔍

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Advisory: thekelleys.org.uk
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CVE: CVE-2013-0198 (🔍)
X-Force: 81399
Vulnerability Center: 40796 - Dnsmasq before 2.66test2 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Spoofed TCP Based DNS Queries, Medium
SecurityFocus: 54353

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/29/2021 21:35
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (64), 05/07/2017 11:32 (2), 12/29/2021 21:22 (4), 12/29/2021 21:35 (2)
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