CVE-2020-37127

Publication date

2026-02-05 16:13:33

Family

VulnCheck

State

PUBLISHED

Description

Dnsmasq-utils 2.79-1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the dhcp_release utility that allows attackers to cause a denial of service by supplying excessive input. Attackers can trigger a core dump and terminate the dhcp_release process by sending a crafted input string longer than 16 characters.