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CVE-2009-2958

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.3 Published: 2009-09-02 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The tftp_request function in tftp.c in dnsmasq before 2.50, when --enable-tftp is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via a TFTP read (aka RRQ) request with a malformed blksize option.

Affected Platforms

Thekelleys Dnsmasq

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References