VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8899

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-06-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Dnsmasq before 2.76 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a reply with an empty DNS address that has an (1) A or (2) AAAA record defined locally.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references