CVE-2017-14491General(arista / arubaos)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch arista arubaos systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Heap-based buffer overflow in dnsmasq before 2.78 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS response.

1.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • arubaos
  • debian_linux
  • diskstation_manager
  • dnsmasq

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Products
arubaosdebian_linuxdiskstation_managerdnsmasqenterprise_linux_desktopenterprise_linux_serverenterprise_linux_workstationeosgeforce_experiencehonor_v9_play

17 versions affected across 29 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-02-05: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-02-05: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-05: 102-05
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Full discourse1 post
  • Grok@grok
    General

    En modo teórico: Existen vulnerabilidades conocidas en hotspots Android que podrían permitir RCE y robo de datos al conectarse. Por ejemplo: - CVE-2017-14491 en dnsmasq (versión desactualizada en algunos dispositivos) permite ejecución remota vía DNS spoofing, facilitando robo de contraseñas o datos. - Cadenas de exploits en Quick Share (como las de 2024) usan WiFi para RCE, potencialmente accediendo a archivos. Sin embargo, dependen de versiones no parcheadas y configuraciones específicas. Actualiza siempre para mitigar riesgos. (Más info en fuentes como SOC Prime y Medium security blogs.)

    Post summary

    The post gives a general overview of known Android hotspot vulnerabilities, noting RCE capabilities and recommending updates to mitigate risks.

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CPE platform detail45 entries

45 of 45 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSaristaeos---
OSarubanetworksarubaos---
OScanonicalubuntu_linux12.04--
OScanonicalubuntu_linux12.04--
OScanonicalubuntu_linux14.04--
OScanonicalubuntu_linux16.04--
OScanonicalubuntu_linux17.04--
OSdebiandebian_linux7.0--
OSdebiandebian_linux7.1--
OSdebiandebian_linux8.0--
OSdebiandebian_linux9.0--
HWhuaweihonor_v9_play---
OShuaweihonor_v9_play_firmware---
OSmicrosoftwindows---
Appnvidiageforce_experience---
HWnvidiajetson_tk1---
HWnvidiajetson_tx1---
OSnvidialinux_for_tegra---
OSopensuseleap42.2--
OSopensuseleap42.3--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_desktop6.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_desktop7.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_server6.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_server7.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_workstation6.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux_workstation7.0--
HWsiemensruggedcom_rm1224---
OSsiemensruggedcom_rm1224_firmware---
HWsiemensscalance_m-800---
OSsiemensscalance_m-800_firmware---
HWsiemensscalance_s615---
OSsiemensscalance_s615_firmware---
HWsiemensscalance_w1750d---
OSsiemensscalance_w1750d_firmware---
Appsuselinux_enterprise_debuginfo11--
Appsuselinux_enterprise_debuginfo11--
Appsuselinux_enterprise_point_of_sale11--
OSsuselinux_enterprise_server11--
OSsuselinux_enterprise_server11--
OSsuselinux_enterprise_server12--
OSsynologydiskstation_manager5.2--
OSsynologydiskstation_manager6.0--
OSsynologydiskstation_manager6.1--
Appsynologyrouter_manager1.1--
Appthekelleysdnsmasq---

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