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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-0324

There is a vulnerability in DHCPv6 packet parsing code that could be explored by remote attacker to craft a packet that could cause buffer overflow in a memcpy call, leading to out-of-bounds memory write that would cause dhcp6relay to crash.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.16%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

There is a vulnerability in DHCPv6 packet parsing code that could be explored by remote attacker to craft a packet that could cause buffer overflow in a memcpy call, leading to out-of-bounds memory write that would cause dhcp6relay to crash. Dhcp6relay is a critical process and could cause dhcp relay docker to shutdown. Discovered by Eugene Lim of GovTech Singapore.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.16% probability · 65th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120, CWE-787
Affected
linuxfoundation/software for open networking in the cloud
Source
cve_disclosure@tech.gov.sg

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.