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Vulnerability record · CVE-2005-0037 · published 31 December 2005

CVE-2005-0037: Dnrd vulnerability

Dnrd · Dnrd

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.6% · top 25.2%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050524-00433.html Patch
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20050524-00432.pdf?lang=en
http://www.osvdb.org/25291
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13729
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/al-20050524-00433.html Patch
http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20050524-00432.pdf?lang=en
http://www.osvdb.org/25291
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13729

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2005-0037), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-01). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.