vulnerability
Arch Linux: Insufficient validation (CVE-2020-25685)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 20, 2021 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 20, 2021
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
When getting a reply from a forwarded query, dnsmasq before version 2.83 checks in forward.c:reply_query() which one 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) an off-path attacker can find several different domains all having the same hash, substantially reducing the number of attempts he would have to perform to forge a reply and get it accepted by dnsmasq. This is in contrast with RFC5452, which specifies that 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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2020-25685
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-25685
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1889688
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGB7HL3OWHTLEPSMLDGOMXQKG3KM2QME/
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYW3IR6APUSKOYKL5FT3ACTIHWHGQY32/
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202101-38
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-17
- URL-https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12135-security-advisory-61
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4844
- URL-https://www.jsof-tech.com/disclosures/dnspooq/
- CWE-326
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