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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2005-0877

CVE-2005-0877

HIGH7.5

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

Published Mar 26, 2005

Modified 2 years ago

Details

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

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/14691

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

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19826

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0877

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

NoneA:N

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

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 26, 2005

ModifiedAug 7, 2024

CVE-2005-0877 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence