CVE-2017-14496

NameCVE-2017-14496
DescriptionInteger underflow in the add_pseudoheader function in dnsmasq before 2.78 , when the --add-mac, --add-cpe-id or --add-subnet option is specified, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS request.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dnsmasq (PTS)bullseye2.85-1fixed
bookworm2.89-1fixed
sid, trixie2.90-4fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dnsmasqsourcewheezy(not affected)
dnsmasqsourcejessie(not affected)
dnsmasqsourcestretch2.76-5+deb9u1
dnsmasqsource(unstable)2.78-1

Notes

[jessie] - dnsmasq <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
[wheezy] - dnsmasq <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html
https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=897c113fda0886a28a986cc6ba17bb93bd6cb1c7

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