CVE-2016-1504 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2017-02-07

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.9% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2602	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.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.02904.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/info/595883e2a431f65d8fabf33059aa4689cca17403
http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline?r=trunk&nd&c=2016-01-07+16%3A47%3A19&n=200
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/4
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034601
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-07

History

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Subscriptions

Dhcpcd Project Dhcpcd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-07T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:55:14.831Z

Reserved: 2016-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1504

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-07T15:59:00.210

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:42:05.837

Link: CVE-2016-1504

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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