CVE-2013-0198: thekelleys dnsmasq Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-0198 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in thekelleys dnsmasq. EPSS estimates a 2.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 04-03-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Dnsmasq before 2.66test2, when used with certain libvirt configurations, replies to queries from prohibited interfaces, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via spoofed TCP based DNS queries. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3411.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.79%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.79% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- dnsmasq< 2.66-1
Thekelleys1 product
- dnsmasq≤ 2.65
2 vendors · 2 products
References
6 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894486X Refsource MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:072Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- www.thekelleys.org.uk/gitwebX Refsource CONFIRM
