vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2016-1504

dhcpcd before 6.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via vectors related to the option length.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

dhcpcd before 6.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via vectors related to the option length.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • roy.marples.name /projects/dhcpcd/info/595883e2a431f65d8fabf33059aa4689cca17403 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201606-07 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • roy.marples.name /projects/dhcpcd/timeline?r=trunk&nd&c=2016-01-07+16%3A47%3A19&n=200 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1034601 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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