DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2958

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2958

    Published: 2 Sept 2009Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2009-2958

    Summary:

    Details: The tftp_request function in tftp.c in dnsmasq before 2.50, when --enable-tftp is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a TFTP read (aka RRQ) request with a malformed blksize option.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2958

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dnsmasq

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/dnsmasq?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.50-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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