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high 7.5

CVE-2023-49441 json

dnsmasq 2.9 is vulnerable to Integer Overflow via forward_query.

published 2024-06-06 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-53405

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

dnsmasq 2.9 is vulnerable to Integer Overflow via forward_query.

Patch / fix

  • dnsmasq Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.90-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49441

  • dnsmasq Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.90-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • dnsmasq Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.90-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • dnsmasq Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2.90-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
  • dnsmasq Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49441

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • dnsmasq openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.90-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14031-1

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-2023-49441 updated cvss 6.5

dnsmasq: vulnerable to Integer Overflow via forward_query

  • 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
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-24-319-06 updated cvss 7.5

Siemens SCALANCE M-800 Family

  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2) <V8.2 Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2) <V8.2
    +20 more products
    Siemens SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M874-3 3G-Router (CN) (6GK5874-3AA00-2FA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-3 (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM853-1 (A1) (6GK5853-2EA10-2AA1) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM853-1 (B1) (6GK5853-2EA10-2BA1) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM856-1 (A1) (6GK5856-2EA10-3AA1) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM856-1 (B1) (6GK5856-2EA10-3BA1) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM856-1 (CN) (6GK5856-2EA00-3FA1) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2) <V8.2 Siemens SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2) <V8.2
    affected: fixed in V8.2 support.industry.siemens.com

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • lists.thekelleys.org.uk https://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2023q4/017332.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

Sources

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