FKIE_CVE-2008-3214
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-07-18 16:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:55
Severity
Summary
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| thekelleys | dnsmasq | 2.25 |
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