CVE-2014-6060

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    CVE-2014-6060

    Published: 4 Sept 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0334.html, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:171, http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.462420, http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/ci/1d2b93aa5ce25a8a710082fe2d36a6bf7f5794d5?sbs=0, http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html, 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

    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