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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-13704

As it is an unsigned value, memset ends up writing up to 0xffffffff zero's (0xffffffffffffffff in 64 bit platforms), making dnsmasq crash.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 65.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

In dnsmasq before 2.78, if the DNS packet size does not match the expected size, the size parameter in a memset call gets a negative value. As it is an unsigned value, memset ends up writing up to 0xffffffff zero's (0xffffffffffffffff in 64 bit platforms), making dnsmasq crash.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
65.41% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · novell/leap · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · thekelleys/dnsmasq
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.