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CVE-2005-0876
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.
Medium5.0EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- dnsmasq-dhcp-offbyone-bo(19825) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 14691 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 12897 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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