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CVE-2026-2291

dnsmasq

Description

dnsmasqs extract_name() function can be abused to cause a heap buffer overflow, allowing an attacker to inject false DNS cache entries, which could result in DNS lookups to redirect to an attacker-controlled IP address, or to cause a DoS.

CVSS 7.3EPSS 0.9199999999999999%Risk 0.79
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Published
2026-05-11 18:16:31
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Firmware
Last modified
2026-07-20 21:16:46
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L