UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14495

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14495
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14495.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14495
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Published
2017-10-02T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:50:49.981008Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Memory leak in dnsmasq before 2.78, when the --add-mac, --add-cpe-id or --add-subnet option is specified, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving DNS response creation.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dnsmasq

Package

Name
dnsmasq
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsmasq@2.68-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.68-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.66-4ubuntu1
2.67-1
2.68-1
2.68-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq",
            "binary_version": "2.68-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-base",
            "binary_version": "2.68-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.68-1ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / dnsmasq

Package

Name
dnsmasq
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsmasq@2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.75-1
2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq",
            "binary_version": "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-base",
            "binary_version": "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dnsmasq-utils",
            "binary_version": "2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}