Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-45955
Dnsmasq 2.86 has a heap-based buffer overflow in resize_packet (called from FuzzResizePacket and fuzz_rfc1035.c) because of the lack of a proper bounds check upon pseudo header re-insertion. NOTE: the vendor's position is that CVE-2021-45951 through CVE-2021-45957 "do not represent real vulnerabilities, to the best of our knowledge." However, a contributor states that a security patch (mentioned in 016162.html) is needed
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 13.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=35898
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/dnsmasq/OSV-2021-932.yaml
- https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2022q1/016162.html
- https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2022q1/016164.html
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=35898
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/dnsmasq/OSV-2021-932.yaml
- https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2022q1/016162.html
- https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2022q1/016164.html
Products affected by CVE-2021-45955
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cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:2.86