CVE-2021-45953

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Dnsmasq 2.86 has a heap-based buffer overflow in extract_name (called from hash_questions and fuzz_util.c). 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 1, 2022
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-45953: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix