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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 106137

File Name: dnsmasq_2_26.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: DNS

Published: 1/18/2018

Updated: 11/3/2025

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3214

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:thekelleys:dnsmasq

Required KB Items: dns_server/version, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/22/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3214

CWE: 20

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