CVE-2015-8899
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
Dnsmasq before 2.76 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a reply with an empty DNS address that has an (1) A or (2) AAAA record defined locally.
How to fix CVE-2015-8899
To remediate CVE-2015-8899, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dnsmasq—upgrade to 2.76-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8899 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.76-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |