Dnsmasq 2.29 DHCP Client denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dnsmasq 2.29. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component DHCP Client. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-2017. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dnsmasq 2.29 (Domain Name Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component DHCP Client. 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. CVE summarizes:

Dnsmasq 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a DHCP client broadcast reply request.

The weakness was published 04/23/2006 by Sandra Dekkers (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-2017 since 04/25/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26005), SecurityFocus (BID 17662†), OSVDB (24884†) and Secunia (SA19760†). Similar entries are available at VDB-107351, VDB-107354, VDB-107355 and VDB-107356. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Sandra Dekkers
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29890
X-Force: 26005 - Dnsmasq DHCP denial of service
SecurityFocus: 17662 - DNSmasq Broadcast Reply Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 19760 - Dnsmasq DHCP Broadcast Reply Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 24884 - Dnsmasq DHCP Broadcast Reply Request DoS
Vupen: ADV-2006-1494

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/25/2018 08:15
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (57), 07/25/2018 08:15 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:7EF:103

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