CVE-2015-3294

NameCVE-2015-3294
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-225-1, DSA-3251-1
Debian Bugs783459

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dnsmasq (PTS)bullseye2.85-1fixed
bookworm2.89-1fixed
sid, trixie2.90-5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dnsmasqsourcesqueeze2.55-2+deb6u1DLA-225-1
dnsmasqsourcewheezy2.62-3+deb7u2DSA-3251-1
dnsmasqsourcejessie2.72-3+deb8u1DSA-3251-1
dnsmasqsource(unstable)2.72-3.1783459

Notes

http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009382.html
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=ad4a8ff7d9097008d7623df8543df435bfddeac8

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