CVE-2020-14312Improper Access Control in Fedora

Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 67.21%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 6
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A flaw was found in the default configuration of dnsmasq, as shipped with Fedora versions prior to 31 and in all versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux, where it listens on any interface and accepts queries from addresses outside of its local subnet. In particular, the option `local-service` is not enabled. Running dnsmasq in this manner may inadvertently make it an open resolver accessible from any address on the internet. This flaw allows an attacker to conduct a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

Debianthekelleys/dnsmasq< 2.69-1+3
CVEListV5thekelleys/dnsmasqFedora version prior to 31, all RHEL versions+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-xr95-5hhj-crp6: A flaw was found in the default configuration of dnsmasq, as shipped with Fedora versions prior to 31 and in all versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux, wh2022-05-24
OSV
CVE-2020-14312: A flaw was found in the default configuration of dnsmasq, as shipped with Fedora versions prior to 31 and in all versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux, wh2021-02-06
CVEList
CVE-2020-14312: A flaw was found in the default configuration of dnsmasq, as shipped with Fedora versions prior to 31 and in all versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux, wh2021-02-05

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
dnsmasq: insecure default configuration makes it an open resolver2020-06-30
Debian
CVE-2020-14312: dnsmasq - A flaw was found in the default configuration of dnsmasq, as shipped with Fedora...2020

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-14312 dnsmasq: insecure default configuration makes it an open resolver [fedora-all]2020-06-30
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-14312 dnsmasq: insecure default configuration makes it an open resolver2020-06-26
CVE-2020-14312 — Improper Access Control in Fedora | cvebase