VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-3214
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.53%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-07-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
dnsmasq 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1) renewing a nonexistent lease or (2) sending a DHCPREQUEST for an IP address that is not in the same network, related to the DHCP NAK response from the daemon.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation