Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2021· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2021-45957
CVE-2021-45957
Description
Dnsmasq 2.86 has a heap-based buffer overflow in answer_request (called from FuzzAnswerTheRequest and fuzz_rfc1035.c). NOTE: the vendor's position is that CVE-2021-45951 through CVE-2021-45957 "do not represent real vulnerabilities, to the best of our knowledge.
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Affected products
2- Dnsmasq/Dnsmasqdescription
- Range: 2.86
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References
4- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detailmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/dnsmasq/OSV-2021-935.yamlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2022q1/016162.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2022q1/016164.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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