DEBIAN-CVE-2020-37127
- Source
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-37127
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-37127.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-37127
- Upstream
- Published
- 2026-02-05T17:16:07Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-11T11:02:35Z
- Severity
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- 6.9 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp_release utility that allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying excessive input. Attackers can trigger a core dump and terminate the dhcp_release process by sending a crafted input string longer than 16 characters.
- References
Affected packages
Debian:12 / dnsmasq
Package
- Name
- dnsmasq
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/dnsmasq?arch=source&distro=bookworm
Debian:13 / dnsmasq
Package
- Name
- dnsmasq
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/dnsmasq?arch=source&distro=trixie
Debian:14 / dnsmasq
Package
- Name
- dnsmasq
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/dnsmasq?arch=source&distro=forky