CVE-2017-14491

Key facts

CVSS score

9.8 (v3.1)

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-787

EPSS score

84.9% (100th percentile)

In CISA KEV

No

In EU EUVD

Yes (EUVD-2017-5994)

Published

October 4, 2017

NVD last modified

June 17, 2026

Status

Modified

Affected products

• arista / eos
• arubanetworks / arubaos
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• canonical / ubuntu linux
• debian / debian linux
• debian / debian linux
• debian / debian linux
• debian / debian linux
• huawei / honor v9 play
• huawei / honor v9 play firmware
• microsoft / windows
• nvidia / geforce experience
• nvidia / jetson tk1
• nvidia / jetson tx1
• nvidia / linux for tegra
• opensuse / leap
• opensuse / leap
• redhat / enterprise linux desktop
• redhat / enterprise linux desktop
• redhat / enterprise linux server
• redhat / enterprise linux server
• redhat / enterprise linux workstation
• redhat / enterprise linux workstation
• siemens / ruggedcom rm1224
• siemens / ruggedcom rm1224 firmware
• siemens / scalance m-800
• siemens / scalance m-800 firmware
• siemens / scalance s615
• siemens / scalance s615 firmware
• siemens / scalance w1750d
• siemens / scalance w1750d firmware
• suse / linux enterprise debuginfo
• suse / linux enterprise debuginfo
• suse / linux enterprise point of sale
• suse / linux enterprise server
• suse / linux enterprise server
• suse / linux enterprise server
• synology / diskstation manager
• synology / diskstation manager
• synology / diskstation manager
• synology / router manager
• thekelleys / dnsmasq

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 - NSS Cryptographic Module - SUSE, LLC - FIPS 140 3216 - historical
• Aruba Networks Mobility Controller Version: ArubaOS 6.3 Components: Aruba appliance models: 600, 3000, 6000,7000 series Processor: Revision C4 - Aruba Networks - Common Criteria Certificate Number: 2014/87 - archived
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 on IBM System z - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0852-2013 - archived
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 including KVM virtualization - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0787-2013 - archived

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00003.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00004.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00005.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-10/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4560(Third Party Advisory)
• http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4561(Third Party Advisory)
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144480/Dnsmasq-2-Byte-Heap-Based-Overflow.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
• http://thekelleys.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dnsmasq.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0549c73b7ea6b22a3c49beb4d432f185a81efcbc
• http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2017-005.txt(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3989(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171103-01-dnsmasq-en(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101085(Broken Link)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101977(Broken Link)
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039474(Broken Link)
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-1(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-2(Third Party Advisory)
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3430-3(Third Party Advisory)
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2836(Third Party Advisory)
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2837(Third Party Advisory)
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2838(Third Party Advisory)
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2839(Third Party Advisory)
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2840(Third Party Advisory)
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2841(Third Party Advisory)
• https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/3199382(Third Party Advisory)
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-689071.pdf(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/527KNN34RN2SB6MBJG7CKSEBWYE3TJEB/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5MMPCJOYPPL4B5RBY4U425PWG7EETDTD/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YXRZ2W6TV6NLUJC5NOFBSG6PZSMDTYPV/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-27(Third Party Advisory)
• https://security.googleblog.com/2017/10/behind-masq-yet-more-dns-and-dhcp.html(Third Party Advisory)
• https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/3577-security-advisory-30(Mitigation, Third Party Advisory)
• https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-449(Third Party Advisory)
• https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-449/(Third Party Advisory)
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3989(Third Party Advisory)
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42941/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/973527(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
• https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11664.html
• https://www.mail-archive.com/dnsmasq-discuss%40lists.thekelleys.org.uk/msg11665.html
• https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_17_59_Dnsmasq(Third Party Advisory)