CVE-2019-14834 (GCVE-0-2019-14834)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-07 16:30 – Updated: 2024-08-05 00:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A vulnerability was found in dnsmasq before version 2.81, where the memory leak allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving DHCP response creation.
Severity
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3B… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dnsmasq Project | dnsmasq |
Affected:
before 2.81
|
guessed |
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