High severity · published Jun 6, 2024
CVE-2023-49441
dnsmasq 2.9 is vulnerable to Integer Overflow via forward_query
7.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
dnsmasq 2.9 is vulnerable to Integer Overflow via forward_query.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DN
Dnsmasq · Thekelleys
2.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49441
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49441
Exploit
https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2023q4/017332.html
Broken Link
https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=65c2d6afd67a032f45f40d7e4d620f5d73e5f07d
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