dnsmasq 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1)…
Priority LOW 39CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
dnsmasq 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1) renewing a nonexistent lease or (2) sending a DHCPREQUEST for an IP address that is not in the same network, related to the DHCP NAK response from the daemon.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02525 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.25 | Vulnerable | Thekelleys |
- cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.25 Vulnerable ·Thekelleys
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3214
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q354-p7j8-f3fx
References
Exploit 2
Other 7
- [oss-security] 20080708 Re: CVE request for dnsmasq DoS
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/dnsmasq/?branch_id=1991&release_id=217681
- [oss-security] 20080701 Re: CVE request for dnsmasq DoS
- [oss-security] 20080630 CVE request for dnsmasq DoS
- http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
- [oss-security] 20080702 Re: CVE request for dnsmasq DoS
- [oss-security] 20080703 Re: CVE request for dnsmasq DoS
More Thekelleys Dnsmasq vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-10595 Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-27571 Certain DNSSEC aspects of the DNS protocol (in RFC 4033, 4034, 4035, 6840, and related… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-10596 Stack-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-10594 Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-20958 Dnsmasq 2.86 has a heap-based buffer overflow in resize_packet (called from… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15697 Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2008-3214 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3214 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q354-p7j8-f3fx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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