[Dnsmasq-discuss] CVE-2017-14495 PoC causes high CPU usage and denial of service against dnsmasq v2.79

[Matthias Andree]

Am 09.10.18 um 10:45 schrieb Mouath Ibrahim:
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> dnsmasq couldn't resolve anything and eventually i had to stop it. cpu 
> overheats quick.

If your CPU "overheats", you have hardware and system design issues, and
you need to fix those first independently. First thing to do is make
sure your system survives the prime95/mprime torture test for many hours
before testing anything else.