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CVE-2020-14312 (GCVE-0-2020-14312)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-05 23:16 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:39
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a dnsmasq Affected: Fedora version prior to 31
Affected: all RHEL versions
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