UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8899

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8899

    Published: 31 Dec 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8899
    Aliases:
    USN-3009-1

    Summary:

    Details: Dnsmasq before 2.76 allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a reply with an empty DNS address that has an (1) A or (2) AAAA record defined locally.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8899, http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2016q2/010479.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3009-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8899

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dnsmasq

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.75-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    2.75-1

    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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