Synology DiskStation Manager Dnsmasq Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2017-14491)

critical Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502455

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 502455

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 10/1/2024

Updated: 10/2/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-14491

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.0, cpe:/a:synology:diskstation_manager:6.1, cpe:/a:synology:diskstation_manager:5.2

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Synology

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/4/2017

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14491

CWE: 787

Detections

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