CVE-2012-6699 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted response.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian	Debian Linux
Dhcpcd Project	Dhcpcd

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.1.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.3:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3534
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/03/1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dhcpcd/+bug/1517226
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/228152582/dhcp.c.patch

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-04-11T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:36:02.240Z

Reserved: 2015-12-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-6699

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-11T15:59:01.237

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2012-6699

Redhat

No data.

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