CVE-2014-7912
dhcpcd5 - security update
EPSS 0.80%
Description
The get_option function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 6.2.0, as used in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, does not validate the relationship between length fields and the amount of data, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large length value of an option in a DHCPACK message.
How to fix CVE-2014-7912
To remediate CVE-2014-7912, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dhcpcd5—upgrade to 6.9.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.5.6-1+deb7u2 or later
Is CVE-2014-7912 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 6.9.1-1
- from 0, < 5.5.6-1+deb7u2