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TI-2005-00819 Aliases CVE-2005-0876GHSA-cjw9-x64q-vcrq

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

Priority LOW 28Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02605 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.14Vulnerablednsmasq
cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.15Vulnerablednsmasq
cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.16Vulnerablednsmasq
cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.17Vulnerablednsmasq
cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.18Vulnerablednsmasq
cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.19Vulnerablednsmasq
cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.20Vulnerablednsmasq
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.14 Vulnerable ·dnsmasq
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.15 Vulnerable ·dnsmasq
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 Vulnerable ·dnsmasq
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.17 Vulnerable ·dnsmasq
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.18 Vulnerable ·dnsmasq
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.19 Vulnerable ·dnsmasq
  • cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.20 Vulnerable ·dnsmasq

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0876
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjw9-x64q-vcrq

References

Other 1

  • TI-2006-01962 Dnsmasq 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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