CVE-2017-14495
HIGH7.5EPSS 49.1%Published: 10/3/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Memory leak in dnsmasq before 2.78, when the --add-mac, --add-cpe-id or --add-subnet option is specified, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving DNS response creation.
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 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |