DNSpooq bugs let attackers hijack DNS on millions of devices

Israel-based security consultancy firm JSOF disclosed today seven Dnsmasq vulnerabilities, collectively known as DNSpooq, that can be exploited to launch DNS cache poisoning, remote code execution, and denial-of-service attacks against millions of affected devices.


Dnsmasq is a popular and open-source Domain Name System (DNS) forwarding software regularly used that adds DNS caching and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server capabilities to Internet-of-Things (IoT) and various other embedded devices.


JSOF highlighted a list of 40 vendors in their advisory, including Android/Google, Comcast, Cisco, Redhat, Netgear, Qualcomm, Linksys, Netgear, IBM, D-Link, Dell, Huawei, and Ubiquiti.


Read more…Source: Bleeping Computer




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