CVE-2005-0037

The DNS implementation of DNRD before 2.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a compressed DNS packet with a label length byte with an incorrect offset, which could trigger an infinite loop.

Published: 2005-12-31 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0037 is rated Moderate Risk (47.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.10%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0037

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-08 0.76% 1.10% +0.34%
2 2025-05-22 0.73% 0.76% +0.03%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.73% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0037

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0037

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2005-0037

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: dnrd, dnrd, 2.10

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0037

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dnrd dnrd 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dnrd dnrd 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:dnrd:dnrd:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0037

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