MEDIUM
Dnsmasq 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a DHCP client broadcast reply request
Published Apr 25, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.80%
Description
Dnsmasq 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a DHCP client broadcast reply request.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.80% 0.01796
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01796
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01796) | 77.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01796) | 75.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.22% (0.01224) | 77.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.15% (0.02149) | 89.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 2.15% (0.02149) | 87.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02579) | 88.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19760 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.osvdb.org/24884 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17662 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1494 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26005 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19760 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://thekelleys.org.uk/dnsmasq/CHANGELOG | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/24884 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17662 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1494 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26005 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 25, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 25, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2017
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a