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    CVE-2014-6060

    The get_option function in dhcpcd 4.0.0 through 6.x before 6.4.3 allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service by resetting the DHO_OPTIONSOVERLOADED option in the (1) bootfile or (2) servername section, which triggers the option to be processed again.

    Published:Sep 4, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Sep 4, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.00159
    CVSS Score:3.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Dhcpcd Project
    Product
    Dhcpcd
    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    Android

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    CVE-2026-56113 (CVSS 6) — dhcpcd through 10.3.2, fixed in commit 5733d3c, contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability that allows unaut…
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    References

    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0334.html
    http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/ci/1d2b93aa5ce25a8a710082fe2d36a6bf7f5794d5?sbs=0
    http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:171
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/30/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/01/11
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68970
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.462420
    http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0334.html
    http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/ci/1d2b93aa5ce25a8a710082fe2d36a6bf7f5794d5?sbs=0
    http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:171
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/30/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/01/11
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68970
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.462420

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High