CVE-2008-3214

HIGH 7.8CVE-2008-3214 · Published 18/07/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-3214 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting dnsmasq (thekelleys).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.5%, higher than 84.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
dnsmasq thekelleys	`= 2.25`	No fix yet

Description

dnsmasq 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1) renewing a nonexistent lease or (2) sending a DHCPREQUEST for an IP address that is not in the same network, related to the DHCP NAK response from the daemon.

References

freshmeat.net/projects/dnsmasq
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/30/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/01/8
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/02/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/03/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/8
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/12/3 · Exploit
thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/+bug/47438 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43929

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