A flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83. When getting a reply from a forwarded query, dnsmasq checks in the forward.c:reply_query() if the reply destination address/port is used by the pending forwarded queries. However, it does not use the address/port to retrieve the exact forwarded query, substantially reducing the number of attempts an attacker on the network would have to perform to forge a reply and get it accepted by dnsmasq. This issue contrasts with RFC5452, which specifies a query's attributes that all must be used to match a reply. This flaw allows an attacker to perform a DNS Cache Poisoning attack. If chained with CVE-2020-25685 or CVE-2020-25686, the attack complexity of a successful attack is reduced. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| thekelleys | dnsmasq | 2.83 | - |
| fedoraproject | fedora | - |
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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thekelleys / dnsmasq
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| fedoraproject | fedora | - | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - | - |
| arista | eos | 4.21 - 4.21.14m | - |
| arista | eos | 4.22 - 4.22.9m | - |
| arista | eos | 4.23 - 4.23.7m | - |
| arista | eos | 4.24 - 4.24.5m | - |
| arista | eos | 4.25 - 4.25.2f | - |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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