dnsmasq 2.25 DHCP Request Denial of Service (CVE-2008-3214)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 106137
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Synopsis
The remote DNS / DHCP service is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.Description
The version of dnsmasq installed on the remote host is 2.25, and thus, is affected by a denial of service vulnerability when handling DHCP requests.Solution
Upgrade to dnsmasq 2.26 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 106137
File Name: dnsmasq_2_26.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: remote
Family: DNS
Published: 1/18/2018
Updated: 11/8/2019
Dependencies: dns_version.nasl
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3214
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:thekelleys:dnsmasq
Required KB Items: dns_server/version, Settings/ParanoidReport
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3214
CWE: 20