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medium 5.5

CVE-2020-37127 json

dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1 - 'dhcp_release' Denial of Service

published 2026-02-05 9 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-31023

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp_release utility that allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying excessive input. Attackers can trigger a core dump and terminate the dhcp_release process by sending a crafted input string longer than 16 characters.

Patch / fix

  • dnsmasq Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.80-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-37127

  • dnsmasq Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • dnsmasq Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.68-1ubuntu0.2+esm6
  • dnsmasq Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-37127

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-37127 updated cvss 5.5

dnsmasq: dnsmasq-utils 'dhcp_release' Denial of Service

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 dnsmasq, dnsmasq-utils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 dnsmasq, dnsmasq-utils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 dnsmasq, dnsmasq-utils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 dnsmasq, dnsmasq-utils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 dnsmasq Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9, openshift4/ose-baremetal-runtimecfg-rhel8, openshift4/ose-baremetal-runtimecfg-rhel9
    +1 more products
    Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 rhoso-operators/infra-rhel9-operator
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
9 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48301 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • dnsmasq dnsmasq-utils

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

Sources

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