CVE-2017-13704
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 65.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-10-02 21:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 19:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-08-25
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 69b3bc253d35a0754bf9eef4dc9aa1e303c8a32ce66d85a0ed9900893286d213
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1039474http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474
- www.synology.comhttps://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382
- www.securityfocus.com101085http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085
- www.securityfocus.com101977http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101977
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2017-274d763ed8https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TK6DWC53WSU6633EVZL7H4PCWBYHMHK/
- www.mail-archive.com[dnsmasq-discuss] 20171002 Announce: dnsmasq-2.78.https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
- thekelleys.org.ukhttp://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63437ffbb58837b214b4b92cb1c54bc5f3279928
- thekelleys.org.ukhttp://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
- security.googleblog.comhttps://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html
- www.mail-archive.com[dnsmasq-discuss] 20171002 IMPORTANT SECURITY INFORMATION.https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689071.pdf
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.78-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.78-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- dnsmasq Fixed in 2.78-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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