Is CVE-2013-0198 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-0198 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0198?

CVE-2013-0198 has a CVSS score of 5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2013-0198?

Patch guidance is available from thekelleys security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2013-0198.

CVE-2013-0198 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Dnsmasq before 2.66test2, when used with certain libvirt configurations, replies to queries from prohibited interfaces, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic amplification) via spoofed TCP based DNS queries. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3411.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: THEKELLEYS
Published: 3/5/2013
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2013-0198

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