The tcp_request function in Dnsmasq before 2.73rc4 does not properly handle the return value of the setup_reply function, which allows remote attackers to read process memory and cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a malformed DNS request.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-05-08T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:32.054Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-3294

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-08T14:59:05.527

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:25:36.117

Link: CVE-2015-3294

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-04-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-3294 - Bugzilla