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FreeBSD: VID-B77B5646-A778-11E7-AC58-B499BAEBFEAF (CVE-2017-14495): dnsmasq -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-B77B5646-A778-11E7-AC58-B499BAEBFEAF (CVE-2017-14495): dnsmasq -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/02/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/02/2017
Modified
05/03/2019

Description

Memory leak 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 (memory consumption) via vectors involving DNS response creation.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-dnsmasq
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-dnsmasq-devel

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