Denial of Service Vulnerability in Dnsmasq by The Kelleys
CVE-2006-2017

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Dnsmasq

Status
Dnsmasq
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 April 2006

What is CVE-2006-2017?

Dnsmasq version 2.29 is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to disrupt service by sending a crafted DHCP client broadcast reply request. This can lead to an application crash, thereby affecting the availability of network services relying on Dnsmasq for DNS and DHCP functionalities.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/19760
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1494
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http://www.osvdb.org/24884
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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