CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-2152
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2012-07-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.
Affected configurations
• roy marples dhcpcd 3.2.3
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2498 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/4 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/5 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53354 www.securityfocus.com
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=760334 bugzilla.novell.com
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2498 www.debian.org
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/4 www.openwall.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/5 www.openwall.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53354 www.securityfocus.com
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=760334 bugzilla.novell.com