CVE-2020-25685

A flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83. When getting a reply from a forwarded query, dnsmasq checks in forward.c:reply_query(), which is the forwarded query that matches the reply, by only using a weak hash of the query name. Due to the weak hash (CRC32 when dnsmasq is compiled without DNSSEC, SHA-1 when it is) this flaw allows an off-path attacker to find several different domains all having the same hash, substantially reducing the number of attempts they would have to perform to forge a reply and get it accepted by dnsmasq. This is in contrast with RFC5452, which specifies that the query name is one of the attributes of a query that must be used to match a reply. This flaw could be abused to perform a DNS Cache Poisoning attack. If chained with CVE-2020-25684 the attack complexity of a successful attack is reduced. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:thekelleys:dnsmasq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Feb 2022, 15:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE CWE-358 CWE-326
References (MISC) https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12135-security-advisory-61 - (MISC) https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12135-security-advisory-61 - Third Party Advisory

25 Jan 2022, 14:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/12135-security-advisory-61 -

Information

Published : 2021-01-20 16:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:23


NVD link : CVE-2020-25685

Mitre link : CVE-2020-25685

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-25685


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

thekelleys

  • dnsmasq

fedoraproject

  • fedora

arista

  • eos
CWE
CWE-326

Inadequate Encryption Strength