CVE-2017-13704

In dnsmasq before 2.78, if the DNS packet size does not match the expected size, the size parameter in a memset call gets a negative value. As it is an unsigned value, memset ends up writing up to 0xffffffff zero's (0xffffffffffffffff in 64 bit platforms), making dnsmasq crash.

• CWE-20

• http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOGRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63437ffbb58837b214b4b92cb1c54bc5f3279928
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101977
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689071.pdf
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TK6DWC53WSU6633EVZL7H4PCWBYHMHK/
• https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
• https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
• https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq
• http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOGRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=63437ffbb58837b214b4b92cb1c54bc5f3279928
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101977
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689071.pdf
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4TK6DWC53WSU6633EVZL7H4PCWBYHMHK/
• https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.htmlThird Party Advisory
• https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
• https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
• https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq

Published

Oct 3, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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