CVE-2020-14312

MEDIUM

Fedora < 31 - Unauthenticated Distributed Denial of Service via Open DNS Resolver Configuration

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in the default configuration of dnsmasq, as shipped with Fedora versions prior to 31 and in all versions Red Hat Enterprise Linux, where it listens on any interface and accepts queries from addresses outside of its local subnet. In particular, the option `local-service` is not enabled. Running dnsmasq in this manner may inadvertently make it an open resolver accessible from any address on the internet. This flaw allows an attacker to conduct a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) against other systems.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1851342

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0123
EPSS Percentile 65.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (1)
fedoraproject/fedora < 31
Published Feb 06, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026