CVE-2017-13704

dnsmasq: Size parameter overflow via large DNS query

Published Oct 2, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 65.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
In dnsmasq before 2.78, if the DNS packet size does not match the expected size, the size parameter in a memset call gets a negative value. As it is an unsigned value, memset ends up writing up to 0xffffffff zero's (0xffffffffffffffff in 64 bit platforms), making dnsmasq crash.

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