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2 vulnerabilities found for dnsmasq-utils by dnsmasq
CVE-2020-37127 (GCVE-0-2020-37127)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-02-05 16:13 – Updated: 2026-02-05 21:18
VLAI?
Title
dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1 - 'dhcp_release' Denial of Service
Summary
Dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp_release utility that allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying excessive input. Attackers can trigger a core dump and terminate the dhcp_release process by sending a crafted input string longer than 16 characters.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| dnsmasq | dnsmasq-utils |
Affected:
2.79
|
Credits
Josue Encinar
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CVE-2020-37127 (GCVE-0-2020-37127)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-05 16:13 – Updated: 2026-02-05 21:18
VLAI?
Title
dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1 - 'dhcp_release' Denial of Service
Summary
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Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
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Affected:
2.79
|
Credits
Josue Encinar
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