#VU31907 Resource exhaustion - CVE-2019-14834

Vulnerability identifier: #VU31907

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14834

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

A vulnerability was found in dnsmasq before version 2.81, where the memory leak allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving DHCP response creation.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

External links
https://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git;a=commit;h=69bc94779c2f035a9fffdb5327a54c3aeca73ed5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14834
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JU474LT66BHNVFG5C4GEV3VTZNAEJ3BS/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.