Thekelleys Dnsmasq up to 2.63 Interfaces denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Thekelleys Dnsmasq up to 2.63. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Interfaces. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-0198. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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), Tenable (64672) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-40796†). Similar entry is available at VDB-63684. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Domain Name Software

Vendor

• Thekelleys

Name

• Dnsmasq

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39
• 2.40
• 2.41
• 2.42
• 2.43
• 2.44
• 2.45
• 2.46
• 2.47
• 2.48
• 2.49
• 2.50
• 2.51
• 2.52
• 2.53
• 2.54
• 2.55
• 2.56
• 2.57
• 2.58
• 2.59
• 2.60
• 2.61
• 2.62
• 2.63

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 64672
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : dnsmasq-2.65-4.fc17 (2013-1320)
Nessus File: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 865370
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for dnsmasq FEDORA-2013-1320
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Dnsmasq 2.64
Patch: 22ce550e5346947a12a781ed0959a7b1165d0dc6

Timelineinfo

12/06/2012 🔍
01/11/2013 +36 days 🔍
03/05/2013 +53 days 🔍
03/05/2013 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2013 +149 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +600 days 🔍
12/29/2021 +2472 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: thekelleys.org.uk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-0198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-0198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63685
X-Force: 81399
SecurityFocus: 54353
Vulnerability Center: 40796 - Dnsmasq before 2.66test2 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Spoofed TCP Based DNS Queries, Medium

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Entryinfo

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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Cache ID: 216::103

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