CVE-2017-15107 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Dnsmasq versions up to and including 2.78, specifically within its DNSSEC implementation. An attacker could exploit this flaw to improperly interpret wildcard synthesized NSEC records, leading to the false assertion that existing hostnames do not exist. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this network-exploitable vulnerability has a high impact on integrity, though it requires no user interaction or privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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