Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

SUSE: CVE-2015-8899: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

SUSE: CVE-2015-8899: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/30/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2016
Modified
06/21/2021

Description

Dnsmasq before 2.76 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a reply with an empty DNS address that has an (1) A or (2) AAAA record defined locally.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-dnsmasq

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;