BSA-2017-451
21459
24 December 2018
17 November 2017
Closed
High
8.8
N/A
CVE-2017-14493
Summary Security Advisory ID : BSA-2017-451 Component : dhcp6 Revision : 2.0: Final
A stack buffer overflow was found in dnsmasq in the DHCPv6 code. An attacker on the local network could send a crafted DHCPv6 request to dnsmasq which would cause it to a crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.
Affected Products
No Brocade Fibre Channel technology products from Broadcom are currently known to be affected by this vulnerability.
Workaround
There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Note
Brocade Manageability products are not vulnerable. However, since the environement that runs the products is not under Brocade's control, Brocade recommends Customers to apply recommendation from the vendors.
Revision History
Version | Change | Date |
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1.0 | Initial Publication | November 17, 2017 |
2.0 | update with Fibre Channel Only | December 24, 2018 |