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CVE-2008-3214

dnsmasq 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1) renewing a nonexistent lease or

dnsmasq 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1) renewing a nonexistent lease or (2) sending a DHCPREQUEST for an IP address that is not in the same network, related to the DHCP NAK response from the daemon.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00242
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

1
thekelleys dnsmasqall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugs.launchpad.net · 47438bugs.launchpad.net
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD18 Jul 2008 · 04:41 PM
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://freshmeat.net/projects/dnsmasq/?branch_id=1991&release_id=217681
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/02/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/8
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