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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (85.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Simon Kelley Dnsmasq — versions up to and including 2.78
- Thekelleys Dnsmasq
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2018q1/011896.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102812 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory)
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.