VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-1504
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.90% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- dhcpcd project/dhcpcd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/info/595883e2a431f65d8fabf33059aa4689cca17403Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline?r=trunk&nd&c=2016-01-07+16%3A47%3A19&n=200Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034601
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-07
- http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/info/595883e2a431f65d8fabf33059aa4689cca17403Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline?r=trunk&nd&c=2016-01-07+16%3A47%3A19&n=200Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034601
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-07
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.