dnsmasq: Incomplete fix for the CVE-2012-3411 issue
Published Mar 4, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.79%
Description
Dnsmasq before 2.66test2, when used with certain libvirt configurations, replies to queries from prohibited interfaces, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via spoofed TCP based DNS queries. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3411.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.65
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
dnsmasq
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
dnsmasq
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dnsmasq | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | dnsmasq | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of dnsmasq as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02795) | 85.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02795) | 84.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00076) | 20.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 79.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 77.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 75.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:072 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/18/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/18/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=22ce550e5346947a12a781ed0959a7b1165d0dc6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0198 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894486 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0198
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0198
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:072 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/18/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/18/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=22ce550e5346947a12a781ed0959a7b1165d0dc6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0198 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894486 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0198 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0198 |
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