Out-of-Bounds Affecting dhcpcd5 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.56% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-DHCPCD5-293748
  • published7 Feb 2017
  • disclosed7 Feb 2017

Introduced: 7 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-1504  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 dhcpcd5.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dhcpcd5 package and not the dhcpcd5 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

dhcpcd before 6.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via vectors related to the option length.