Vulnerability in Oracle Solaris
CVE-2015-3294
The tcp_request function in Dnsmasq before 2.73rc4 does not properly handle the return value of the setup_reply function, which allows remote attackers to read process memory and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a malformed DNS request.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.2
- Thekelleys Dnsmasq
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3251 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009382.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00013.html (vendor-advisory)
- thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2593-1 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-01 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2015q2/009387.html (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032195 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74452 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3294?
- CVE-2015-3294 is a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under CWE-19. Published 2015-05-08.
- Is CVE-2015-3294 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.