CVE-2012-6700: Buffer Overflow
First published: Mon Apr 11 2016(Updated: )
The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x does not properly free allocated memory, which allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service via a crafted response.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Debian Debian Linux | =7.0 | |
| Dhcpcd Project Dhcpcd | =3.1.9 | |
| Dhcpcd Project Dhcpcd | =3.2.0 | |
| Dhcpcd Project Dhcpcd | =3.2.1 | |
| Dhcpcd Project Dhcpcd | =3.2.2 | |
| Dhcpcd Project Dhcpcd | =3.2.3 |
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Reference Links
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/author
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/description
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- agent/type
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/7.0
- vendor/dhcpcd project
- canonical/dhcpcd project dhcpcd
- version/dhcpcd project dhcpcd/3.1.9
- version/dhcpcd project dhcpcd/3.2.0
- version/dhcpcd project dhcpcd/3.2.1
- version/dhcpcd project dhcpcd/3.2.2
- version/dhcpcd project dhcpcd/3.2.3