High severity · published Jun 30, 2016
CVE-2015-8899
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
7.5
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DN
Dnsmasq · Thekelleys
through 2.75 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
15.10; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8899
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8899
lists.thekelleys.org.uk
http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2016q2/010479.html
lists.thekelleys.org.uk
http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2016q2/010505.html
thekelleys.org.uk
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=41a8d9e99be9f2cc8b02051dd322cb45e0faac87
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/7
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/04/2
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91031
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