CVE-2017-15107

dnsmasq: Improper validation of wildcard synthesized NSEC records

Published Jan 23, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was found in the implementation of DNSSEC in Dnsmasq up to and including 2.78. Wildcard synthesized NSEC records could be improperly interpreted to prove the non-existence of hostnames that actually exist.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6572 A vulnerability was found in the implementation of DNSSEC in Dnsmasq up to and including 2.78. Wildcard synthesized NSEC records could be improperly interpreted to prove the non-existence of hostnames that actually exist.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4924-1 Dnsmasq vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:50 PM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 23, 2018, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 19, 2018, 12:00 AM