CVE-2017-14492
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 93.4%Published: 10/3/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted IPv6 router advertisement request.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/dnsmasqfrom 0, < 2.78-r0
- Debian/dnsmasqfrom 0, < 2.78-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |