Vulnerability in Simon Kelley Dnsmasq
CVE-2017-15107
A vulnerability was found in the implementation of DNSSEC in Dnsmasq up to and including 2.78. Wildcard synthesized NSEC records could be improperly interpreted to prove the non-existence of hostnames that actually exist.
EPSS: 0.026 (83.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Simon Kelley Dnsmasq — versions up to and including 2.78
- Thekelleys Dnsmasq
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15107?
- CVE-2017-15107 is a high-severity vulnerability in Simon Kelley Dnsmasq, classified under CWE-358. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15107?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-15107 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.