CVE-2013-0198

Public Exploit

Description

Dnsmasq before 2.66test2, when used with certain libvirt configurations, replies to queries from prohibited interfaces, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via spoofed TCP based DNS queries. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3411.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894486 patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:072 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=22ce550e5346947a12a781ed0959a7b1165d0dc6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/18/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/18/2 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0198?
CVE-2013-0198 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0198?
To fix CVE-2013-0198, 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-2013-0198 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-0198 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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