CVE-2005-0876

critical

Description

Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19825

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2005-0877

http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12897

http://secunia.com/advisories/14691

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02605