Vulnerability CVE-2017-13704
Published: 2017-10-02   Modified: 2017-10-03

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.

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Thekelleys -> Dnsmasq 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux desktop 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux server 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux workstation 
Novell -> LEAP 
Fedoraproject -> Fedora 
Debian -> Debian linux 
Canonical -> Ubuntu linux 

 References:
http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=63437ffbb58837b214b4b92cb1c54bc5f3279928
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101977
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689071.pdf
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TK6DWC53WSU6633EVZL7H4PCWBYHMHK/
https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html
https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss@lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq
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