VDB
GHSA-m4px-ph3f-7964
GHSA-m4px-ph3f-7964
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published April 30, 2022
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
Timeline
- Apr 30, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (10 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973527 url
- https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/527KNN34RN2SB6MBJG7CKSEBWYE3TJEB url
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2841 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2839 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2838 url
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00005.html url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101977 url
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-1 url
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq url
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html url
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html url
- https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html url
- https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-449 url
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/3577-security-advisory-30 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YXRZ2W6TV6NLUJC5NOFBSG6PZSMDTYPV url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MMPCJOYPPL4B5RBY4U425PWG7EETDTD url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MMPCJOYPPL4B5RBY4U425PWG7EETDTD url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/527KNN34RN2SB6MBJG7CKSEBWYE3TJEB url
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