{"id":"USN-2593-1","summary":"dnsmasq vulnerability","details":"Nick Sampanis discovered that Dnsmasq incorrectly handled certain malformed\nDNS requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Dnsmasq to\ncrash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive\ninformation.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:53Z","published":"2015-05-04T16:46:59Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3294"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-3294","UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3294"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2593-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3294"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dnsmasq","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dnsmasq@2.68-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.68-1ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["2.66-4ubuntu1","2.67-1","2.68-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"dnsmasq","binary_version":"2.68-1ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"dnsmasq-base","binary_version":"2.68-1ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_name":"dnsmasq-utils","binary_version":"2.68-1ubuntu0.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2015-3294","severity":[{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2593-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}