Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-45951 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Thekelleys Dnsmasq 2.86
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
Dnsmasq 2.86 has a heap-based buffer overflow in check_bad_address (called from check_for_bogus_wildcard and FuzzCheckForBogusWildcard). NOTE: the vendor's position is that CVE-2021-45951 through CVE-2021-45957 "do not represent real vulnerabilities, to the best of our knowledge.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |