CVE-2017-13704
N/A
Published: October 2, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:05 AM UTC
8 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 65%
Description
In dnsmasq before 2.78, if the DNS packet size does not match the expected size, the size parameter in a memset call gets a negative value. As it is an unsigned value, memset ends up writing up to 0xffffffff zero's (0xffffffffffffffff in 64 bit platforms), making dnsmasq crash.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%95%
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
v ≤ 2.77
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOGVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689071.pdfVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TK6DWC53WSU6633EVZL7H4PCWBYHMHK/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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