CVE-2020-25685

NameCVE-2020-25685
DescriptionA flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83. When getting a reply from a forwarded query, dnsmasq checks in forward.c:reply_query(), which is the forwarded query that matches the reply, by only using a weak hash of the query name. Due to the weak hash (CRC32 when dnsmasq is compiled without DNSSEC, SHA-1 when it is) this flaw allows an off-path attacker to find several different domains all having the same hash, substantially reducing the number of attempts they would have to perform to forge a reply and get it accepted by dnsmasq. This is in contrast with RFC5452, which specifies that the query name is one of the attributes of a query that must be used to match a reply. This flaw could be abused to perform a DNS Cache Poisoning attack. If chained with CVE-2020-25684 the attack complexity of a successful attack is reduced. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.
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ReferencesDSA-4844-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dnsmasq (PTS)bullseye2.85-1fixed
bullseye (security)2.85-1+deb11u1fixed
bookworm2.89-1fixed
trixie, sid2.90-5fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dnsmasqsourcebuster2.80-1+deb10u1DSA-4844-1
dnsmasqsource(unstable)2.83-1

Notes

[stretch] - dnsmasq <ignored> (Minor issue, off-path DNS-non-sec cache poisoning, mitigated by CVE-2020-25684 fix, stretch uses SHA-1 and not CRC32)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/01/19/1
https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=2d765867c597db18be9d876c9c17e2c0fe1953cd
https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=2024f9729713fd657d65e64c2e4e471baa0a3e5b

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