CVE-2019-11579
dhcpcd5 - security update
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.29%
Description
dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a 1-byte read overflow with DHO_OPTSOVERLOADED.
How to fix CVE-2019-11579
To remediate CVE-2019-11579, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dhcpcd5—upgrade to 7.1.0-2 or later
- Debian/dhcpcd5—upgrade to 6.0.5-2+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-11579 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 7.1.0-2
- from 0, < 6.0.5-2+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |