Out-of-Bounds Affecting dhcpcd5 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-DHCPCD5-455301
  • published28 Apr 2019
  • disclosed28 Apr 2019

Introduced: 28 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-11579  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:18.04 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a 1-byte read overflow with DHO_OPTSOVERLOADED.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1