CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8899

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may experience service interruptions due to DNS availability issues, potentially disrupting applications and systems reliant on DNS.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Dnsmasq to version 2.76 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS