Description
Dnsmasq 2.86 has a heap-based buffer overflow in dhcp_reply (called from dhcp_packet and FuzzDhcp). NOTE: the vendor's position is that CVE-2021-45951 through CVE-2021-45957 "do not represent real vulnerabilities, to the best of our knowledge.
Published: 2021-12-31
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Thekelleys Dnsmasq
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:54:31.222Z

Reserved: 2021-12-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45952

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:54:31.222Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-01T00:15:08.553

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:33:20.920

Link: CVE-2021-45952

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-45952 - Bugzilla

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