MGASA-2016-0190

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    MGASA-2016-0190

    Published: 20 May 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-7913

    Summary: Updated dhcpcd packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: The print_option function in dhcp-common.c in dhcpcd through 6.10.2 misinterprets the return value of the snprintf function, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted message (CVE-2014-7913). The dhcpcd package has been updated to version 6.11.0 which fixes this issue and has several other bug fixes and enhancements.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0190.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18422, http://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/2016/1146.html, http://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/2016/1244.html, http://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/2016/1251.html, http://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/2016/1292.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dhcpcd

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/dhcpcd?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6.11.0-1.mga5

    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