CVE-2012-3411

Description

Dnsmasq before 2.63test1, when used with certain libvirt configurations, replies to requests from prohibited interfaces, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via a spoofed DNS query.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory org.uk
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:072 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0276.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/12/5 third party advisory mailing list
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2f38141f434e23292f84cefc33e8de76fb856147
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=833033 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0579.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54353 vdb entry third party advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683372 issue tracking third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0277.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=54dd393f3938fc0c19088fbd319b95e37d81a2b0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3411?
CVE-2012-3411 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3411?
To fix CVE-2012-3411, 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-2012-3411 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3411 is being actively exploited. 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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