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ALPINE-CVE-2017-14491

ALPINE-CVE-2017-14491 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.3dnsmasq2.64-r0, 2.63-r0, 2.62-r0
Alpine:v3.10dnsmasq2.65-r0, 2.66-r0, 2.66-r1
Alpine:v3.21dnsmasq0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.4dnsmasq2.62-r0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.20dnsmasq0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.9dnsmasq2.75-r2, 2.75-r1, 2.75-r0
Alpine:v3.24dnsmasq0, 0
Alpine:v3.8dnsmasq2.72-r1, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.17dnsmasq0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.15dnsmasq0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.12dnsmasq2.75-r1, 2.75-r0, 2.73-r0
Alpine:v3.19dnsmasq0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.11dnsmasq2.66-r0, 2.66-r1, 2.66-r2
Alpine:v3.18dnsmasq0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.23dnsmasq0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.22dnsmasq0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.13dnsmasq2.66-r1, 2.67-r0, 2.68-r0
Alpine:v3.14dnsmasq2.75-r0, 2.50-r0, 2.66-r1
Alpine:v3.6dnsmasq2.57-r0, 0, 2.46-r0
Alpine:v3.7dnsmasq2.76-r2, 2.47-r0, 2.46-r0

…and 2 more

Timeline

  • Oct 4, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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