| Name | CVE-2017-14491 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1124-1, DSA-3989-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dnsmasq (PTS) | bullseye | 2.85-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.89-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.90-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=0549c73b7ea6b22a3c49beb4d432f185a81efcbc
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=62cb936cb7ad5f219715515ae7d32dd281a5aa1f