CVE-2012-6698
dhcpcd - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.60%
Description
The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted response.
How to fix CVE-2012-6698
To remediate CVE-2012-6698, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dhcpcd—upgrade to 1:10.0.1-1 or later
- Debian/dhcpcd—upgrade to 1:3.2.3-5+squeeze2 or later
- —upgrade to 1:3.2.3-11+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2012-6698 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:10.0.1-1
- from 0, < 1:3.2.3-5+squeeze2
- from 0, < 1:3.2.3-11+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |