CVEvulnerability
CVE-2009-2957
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2009-09-02
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
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.
Affected configurations
• thekelleys dnsmasq (<= 2.49)
• thekelleys dnsmasq 0.4
• thekelleys dnsmasq 0.5
• thekelleys dnsmasq 0.6
• thekelleys dnsmasq 0.7
• thekelleys dnsmasq 0.95
• thekelleys dnsmasq 0.96
• thekelleys dnsmasq 0.98
• thekelleys dnsmasq 0.992
• thekelleys dnsmasq 0.996
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.0
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.2
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.3
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.4
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.5
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.6
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.7
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.8
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.9
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.10
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.11
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.12
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.13
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.14
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.15
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.16
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.17
• thekelleys dnsmasq 1.18
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.0
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.1
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.2
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.3
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.4
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.5
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.6
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.7
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.8
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.9
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.10
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.11
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.12
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.13
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.14
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.15
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.16
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.17
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.18
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.19
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.20
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.21
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.22
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.23
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.24
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.25
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.26
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.27
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.28
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.29
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.30
• thekelleys dnsmasq 2.31
… and 16 more
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36563 secunia.com
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/dnsmasq-vulnerabilities Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1238.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36121 Patch
- http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-827-1 www.ubuntu.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519020 bugzilla.redhat.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10538 oval.cisecurity.org
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html rhn.redhat.com
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36563 secunia.com
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/dnsmasq-vulnerabilities Patch
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1238.html www.redhat.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36121 Patch
- http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-827-1 www.ubuntu.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519020 bugzilla.redhat.com
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10538 oval.cisecurity.org
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html rhn.redhat.com