CVE-2020-25684CWE-358

A flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83

published January 20, 2021

CVSS
—
EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83. When getting a reply from a forwarded query, dnsmasq checks in the forward.c:reply_query() if the reply destination address/port is used by the pending forwarded queries. However, it does not use the address/port to retrieve the exact forwarded query, substantially reducing the number of attempts an attacker on the network would have to perform to forge a reply and get it accepted by dnsmasq. This issue contrasts with RFC5452, which specifies a query's attributes that all must be used to match a reply. This flaw allows an attacker to perform a DNS Cache Poisoning attack. If chained with CVE-2020-25685 or CVE-2020-25686, the attack complexity of a successful attack is reduced. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04160 · 90.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-358 · Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard
Published
2021-01-20T15:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 JAN 15:22Z
    A flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83
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