CVE-2008-3350
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD
dnsmasq 2.43 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by (1) sending a DHCPINFORM while lacking a DHCP lease, or (2) attempting to renew a nonexistent DHCP lease for an invalid subnet as an "unknown client," a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3214.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 1.7% (77th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3337)
- Published
- July 28, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3337 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- the kelleys / dnsmasq
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.network.dns.dnsmasq.general/2189(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31197(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2166
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43957
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43960
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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