CVE-2006-2017 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Dnsmasq service by sending a malicious DHCP client broadcast reply request.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-2017?
CVE-2006-2017 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dnsmasq 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a DHCP client broadcast reply request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2017?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dnsmasq Dnsmasq.
How do I fix CVE-2006-2017?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-2017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2017, GHSA-c65g-3xxp-xxjh.