CVE-2015-3294
N/A
Published: May 8, 2015 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSolarisDnsmasq
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The tcp_request function in Dnsmasq before 2.73rc4 does not properly handle the return value of the setup_reply function, which allows remote attackers to read process memory and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a malformed DNS request.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.73rc3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00013.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009382.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009387.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3251x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535354/100/1100/threadedQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-19
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