MGASA-2014-0334

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    MGASA-2014-0334

    Published: 18 Aug 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated dhcpcd package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: In dhcpcd before 6.4.3, a specially crafted packet received from a malicious DHCP server caused dhcpcd to enter an infinite loop, causing a denial of service.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0334.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13860, http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.462420

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dhcpcd

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/dhcpcd?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.6.8-1.1.mga3

    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
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