The Kelleys dnsmasq 2.43 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in The Kelleys dnsmasq 2.43. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3350. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in The Kelleys dnsmasq 2.43 (Domain Name Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

dnsmasq 2.43 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1) sending a DHCPINFORM while lacking a DHCP lease, or (2) attempting to renew a nonexistent DHCP lease for an invalid subnet as an "unknown client," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3214.

The weakness was published 07/28/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at article.gmane.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3350 since 07/28/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34111 (dnsmasq < 2.45 Multiple Remote DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family DNS, running in the context r and relying on port 53.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43960), Tenable (34111), SecurityFocus (BID 31017†), OSVDB (49084†) and Secunia (SA31197†). Similar entries are available at VDB-24695 and VDB-24694. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34111
Nessus Name: dnsmasq < 2.45 Multiple Remote DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 61597
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200809-02 (dnsmasq)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: article.gmane.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-3350 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3350
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43410
X-Force: 43960
SecurityFocus: 31017 - Dnsmasq DCHP Lease Multiple Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31197 - dnsmasq Denial of Service and DNS Cache Poisoning, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 49084 - Dnsmasq Netlink Code Unspecified DoS
Vulnerability Center: 19373 - Dnsmasq DHCP lease Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-2166

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/16/2019 15:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (66), 08/16/2019 15:30 (13)
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