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MEDIUM
CVE-2020-25683
Dnsmasq DNSSEC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83. A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in dnsmasq when DNSSEC is enabled and before it validates the received DNS entries. A remote attacker, who can create valid DNS replies, could use this flaw to cause an overflow in a heap-allocated memory. This flaw is caused by the lack of length checks in rfc1035.c:extract_name(), which could be abused to make the code execute memcpy() with a negative size in get_rdata() and cause a crash in dnsmasq, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 20, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-25683 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-25683 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Thekelleys dnsmasq

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Perl Dockerfile Python

Updated: 3 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 25, 2021, 7:44 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 11 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 21, 2021, 3:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 73 different CVEs too.

An advanced DNS stub with Freedom, Privacy and Security --- THRICE UPON A TIME

sni dns-over-https dns-over-tls windows pique repique dns linux dnscrypt reproducible-build golang116 cecpq2 crypto golang118

Go Makefile

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
21 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : May 5, 2020, 5:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Ansible Everyday Utilities

ansible ansible-playbooks security security-tools automation linux bsd redhat-enterprise-linux debian ubuntu centos fedora hardening

Shell Perl Python

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
12 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Jan. 14, 2017, 6:57 a.m. This repo has been linked 40 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-25683 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-25683 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYW3IR6APUSKOYKL5FT3ACTIHWHGQY32/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGB7HL3OWHTLEPSMLDGOMXQKG3KM2QME/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WYW3IR6APUSKOYKL5FT3ACTIHWHGQY32/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QGB7HL3OWHTLEPSMLDGOMXQKG3KM2QME/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00027.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QGB7HL3OWHTLEPSMLDGOMXQKG3KM2QME/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QGB7HL3OWHTLEPSMLDGOMXQKG3KM2QME/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QGB7HL3OWHTLEPSMLDGOMXQKG3KM2QME/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4844 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4844 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4844 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1882018 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1882018 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WYW3IR6APUSKOYKL5FT3ACTIHWHGQY32/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WYW3IR6APUSKOYKL5FT3ACTIHWHGQY32/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-17 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-17 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.jsof-tech.com/disclosures/dnspooq/ No Types Assigned https://www.jsof-tech.com/disclosures/dnspooq/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.83
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WYW3IR6APUSKOYKL5FT3ACTIHWHGQY32/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-17 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-25683 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-25683 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.45 }} -3.04%

score

0.94339

percentile

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