Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2021-45952 (CCN-216518)

Assigned:2021-07-07
Published:2021-07-07
Updated:2022-03-18
Summary:** DISPUTED ** Dnsmasq 2.86 has a heap-based buffer overflow in dhcp_reply (called from dhcp_packet and FuzzDhcp).
Note: the vendor's position is that CVE-2021-45951 through CVE-2021-45957 "do not represent real vulnerabilities, to the best of our knowledge."
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
8.1 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.1 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.6 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-787
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2021-45952

Source: CCN
Type: dnsmasq Web site
dnsmasq

Source: CCN
Type: Google Security Research Issue 35870
dnsmasq:fuzz_dhcp: Heap-buffer-overflow in dhcp_reply

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=35870

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
dnsmasq-cve202145952-bo(216518)

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/dnsmasq/OSV-2021-927.yaml

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2022q1/016162.html

Source: MISC
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2022q1/016164.html

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2021-45952

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:2.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:2.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    thekelleys dnsmasq 2.86
    thekelleys dnsmasq 2.86