CVE-2005-0876
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.
- Record
CVE-2005-0876- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.
- Record
CVE-2005-0876- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0877 No score
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.
- Record
EUVD-2005-0877- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cjw9-x64q-vcrq No score
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.
- Record
GHSA-cjw9-x64q-vcrq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.
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CVE-2005-0876- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0876 No score
Off-by-one buffer overflow in Dnsmasq before 2.21 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via the DHCP lease file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0876- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-0876 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Dnsmasq, published March 26, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.60%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in dnsmasq 2.21.