7.5

CVE-2005-0877: thekelleys dnsmasq Origin Validation Error

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0877
Published 26-03-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-0877 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Origin Validation Error vulnerability in thekelleys dnsmasq. EPSS estimates a 1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.87%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-03-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Dnsmasq before 2.21 allows remote attackers to poison the DNS cache via answers to queries that were not made by Dnsmasq.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.87%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.87% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.87%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • dnsmasq< 2.21
Thekelleys1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links