vulnerability

Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-14496: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 2, 2017
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

Integer 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.

Solution

alpine-linux-upgrade-dnsmasq
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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