A flaw was found in the default configuration of dnsmasq, as shipped with Fedora versions prior to 31 and in all versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux, where it listens on any interface and accepts queries from addresses outside of its local subnet. In particular, the option `local-service` is not enabled. Running dnsmasq in this manner may inadvertently make it an open resolver accessible from any address on the internet. This flaw allows an attacker to conduct a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) against other systems.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-02-05T23:16:33

Updated: 2024-08-04T12:39:36.268Z

Reserved: 2020-06-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-14312

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-02-06T00:15:12.437

Modified: 2022-07-25T11:19:32.100

Link: CVE-2020-14312

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-06-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-14312 - Bugzilla