CVE-2006-2017

Dnsmasq 2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a DHCP client broadcast reply request.

Published: 2006-04-25 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2017 is rated Moderate Risk (47/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.80%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2017

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 2026-06-15 1.27% 1.80% +0.52%
2 2025-05-19 1.22% 1.27% +0.05%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.22% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2017

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-2006-2017

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-2017

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2006-2017 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dnsmasq), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2017
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-2017 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dnsmasq), 5 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 4, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2017

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-2017

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product release: version 2.30

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2017

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dnsmasq dnsmasq 2.29 cpe:2.3:a:dnsmasq:dnsmasq:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2017

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