UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2152

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2152

    Published: 25 Jul 2012Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-2152

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2152, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/4, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2152

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dhcpcd

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/dhcpcd@1:3.2.3-11?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:3.2.3-11

    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