CVE-2017-14491
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2017-10-02 | |
| Impact: | Critical | What is this? |
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remoteattackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response.
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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 10.0 |
| Vector String: | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Network |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (dnsmasq) | ELSA-2017-2840 | 2017-10-03 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dnsmasq) | ELSA-2017-2838 | 2017-10-02 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dnsmasq) | ELSA-2017-2836 | 2017-10-02 |
| Oracle VM version 3.4 (dnsmasq) | OVMSA-2017-0160 | 2017-10-02 |
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