DHCP: Dnsmasq DHCPv6 Information Disclosure
An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Dnsmasq. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a maliciously crafted packet to the target server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in information disclosure.
Extended Description
dnsmasq before 2.78, when configured as a relay, allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive memory information via vectors involving handling DHCPv6 forwarded requests.
Affected Products
Thekelleys dnsmasq
Short Name
DHCP:RQST:RELAY-FORWARD-MSG-ID
Severity
Minor
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
DHCP
Keywords
CVE-2017-14494 DHCPv6 Disclosure Dnsmasq Information bid:101085
Release Date
11/07/2017
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3590
Port
UDP/547
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Novell
Thekelleys
Debian
Redhat
Canonical
CVSS Score
4.3