DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6698

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6698

    Published: 11 Apr 2016Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-6698

    Summary:

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

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6698

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dhcpcd

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/dhcpcd?arch=source&distro=trixie

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:10.0.1-1

    Affected versions

    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