vulnerability
CVE-2017-14494: DNSMasq: Information leak via DHCPv6 relay code
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Oct 2, 2017 | Oct 2, 2017 | Dec 4, 2017 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 2, 2017
Added
Oct 2, 2017
Modified
Dec 4, 2017
Description
dnsmasq before 2.78, when configured as a relay, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving handling DHCPv6 forwarded requests.
Solution
dnsmasq-upgrade-latest
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