CVE-2009-2957 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the tftp_request function in tftp.c in dnsmasq before 2.50, when --enable-tftp is used, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a TFTP packet, as demonstrated by a read (aka RRQ) request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 12.68% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| thekelleys | dnsmasq |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Dnsmasq < 2.50 - Heap Overflow / Null Pointer Dereference | 2009-09-09 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36563
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/dnsmasq-vulnerabilities
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1238.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36121
- http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-827-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10538
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36563
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/dnsmasq-vulnerabilities
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1238.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36121
- http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-827-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519020
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10538
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
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