VDB-189515 · CVE-2021-45956 · GCVE-0-2021-45956

Dnsmasq 2.86 print_mac heap-based overflow ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Dnsmasq 2.86. The impacted element is the function print_mac. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-45956. No exploit is available. There are still doubts about whether this vulnerability truly exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dnsmasq 2.86 (Domain Name Software). This issue affects the function print_mac. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/01/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.chromium.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-45956 since 12/31/2021. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Domain Name Software

Name

Dnsmasq

Version

2.86

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

12/31/2021 🔍
01/01/2022 +1 days 🔍
01/01/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2024 +943 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.chromium.org
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
Disputed: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2021-45956 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-45956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-189515

Entryinfo

Created: 01/01/2022 10:16
Updated: 08/01/2024 17:28
Changes: 01/01/2022 10:16 (38), 01/05/2022 12:07 (1), 07/18/2024 19:07 (35), 08/01/2024 17:28 (11)
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