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CVE-2026-4891
ANC
Medium

A heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via …

CVSS
5.3
Medium
EPSS
0.01
p51
Published
2026-01-01
Updated
2026-01-01
Description

A heap-based out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the DNSSEC validation of dnsmasq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DNS packet.

Tags · CWE
Pre-auth
Affected products
Dnsmasq
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Timeline
2026-01-01
Published
2026-01-01
Updated
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
Attack Vector
AV: N
Network (N)
Attack Complexity
AC: L
Low (L)
Privileges Required
PR: N
None (N)
User Interaction
UI: N
None (N)
Scope
S: U
Unchanged (U)
Confidentiality Impact
C: L
Low (L)
Integrity Impact
I: N
None (N)
Availability Impact
A: N
None (N)
Exploit indicators
EPSS
0.008 · p51
Known exploited (KEV)
No
Known exploits — Сканер-ВС
No Сканер-ВС checks registered for this vulnerability yet.
Affected products
ProductVendorStatus
Tracked
Tracked
dnsmasqTracked