CVE-2026-6507
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A flaw was found in dnsmasq. A remote attacker could exploit an out-of-bounds write vulnerability by sending a specially crafted BOOTREPLY (Bootstrap Protocol Reply) packet to a dnsmasq server configured with the `--dhcp-split-relay` option. This can lead to memory corruption, causing the dnsmasq daemon to crash and resulting in a denial of service (DoS).
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-17 13:16:14.967000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-04-17T13:16:14.967",
"lastModified": "2026-10-25T23:10:00.167",
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"value": "Se encontró una falla en dnsmasq. Un atacante remoto podría explotar una vulnerabilidad de escritura fuera de límites enviando un paquete BOOTREPLY (Respuesta del Protocolo Bootstrap) especialmente diseñado a un servidor dnsmasq configurado con la opción ’--dhcp-split-relay’. Esto puede llevar a corrupción de memoria, causando que el demonio dnsmasq falle y resultando en una denegación de servicio (DoS)."
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