CVE-2019-14513
dnsmasq - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.05%
Description
Improper bounds checking in Dnsmasq before 2.76 allows an attacker controlled DNS server to send large DNS packets that result in a read operation beyond the buffer allocated for the packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14491.
How to fix CVE-2019-14513
To remediate CVE-2019-14513, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dnsmasq—upgrade to 2.76-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.72-3+deb8u5 or later
Is CVE-2019-14513 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.76-1
- from 0, < 2.72-3+deb8u5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |