CVE-2012-6700
Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / CVE-2012-6700
Summary:
Details: The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x does not properly free allocated memory, which allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service via a crafted response.
References: 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
Affected packages
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
