USN-4924-1: dnsmasq Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 22-04-2021Last modified 10-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-4924-1 is a vulnerability in dnsmasq Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2017-15107CVE-2019-14513

Timeline

  1. 22-04-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

dnsmasq vulnerabilities It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled certain wildcard synthesized NSEC records. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to prove the non-existence of hostnames that actually exist. (CVE-2017-15107) It was discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled certain large DNS packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2019-14513)

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Public exploits

0 found

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • dnsmasq< 2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.10

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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