CVE-2006-2017

Description

Dnsmasq 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a DHCP client broadcast reply request.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.27% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19760	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1494	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/24884	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26005	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17662	vdb entry patch
http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2017?: CVE-2006-2017 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2017?: To fix CVE-2006-2017, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2017 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2017 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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