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CVE-2009-2957

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119 Buffer Errors
Publication date:
02/09/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the tftp_request function in tftp.c in dnsmasq before 2.50, when --enable-tftp is used, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a TFTP packet, as demonstrated by a read (aka RRQ) request.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.49 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:0.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:0.992:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:0.996:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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