A flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83. When receiving a query, dnsmasq does not check for an existing pending request for the same name and forwards a new request. By default, a maximum of 150 pending queries can be sent to upstream servers, so there can be at most 150 queries for the same name. This flaw allows an off-path attacker on the network to substantially reduce the number of attempts that it would have to perform to forge a reply and have it accepted by dnsmasq. This issue is mentioned in the "Birthday Attacks" section of RFC5452. If chained with CVE-2020-25684, the attack complexity of a successful attack is reduced. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.
References
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https://www.jsof-tech.com/disclosures/dnspooq/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1890125 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYW3IR6APUSKOYKL5FT3ACTIHWHGQY32/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-17 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4844 | Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGB7HL3OWHTLEPSMLDGOMXQKG3KM2QME/ | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12135-security-advisory-61 | Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2021-01-20 09:15
Updated : 2022-02-14 07:29
NVD link : CVE-2020-25686
Mitre link : CVE-2020-25686
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CWE
CWE-358
Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
thekelleys
- dnsmasq
arista
- eos
fedoraproject
- fedora