dhcpcd 'dhcp.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:68970

Info

dhcpcd 'dhcp.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 68970
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-6060
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 30 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 05 2016 10:02PM
Credit: Tobias Stoeckmann
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
dhcpcd dhcpcd 5.2.12
dhcpcd dhcpcd 5.2.10
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

dhcpcd 'dhcp.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

dhcpcd is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause a denial-of-service condition.

dhcpcd 4.0.0 though 6.4.2 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

dhcpcd 'dhcp.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

dhcpcd 'dhcp.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

dhcpcd 'dhcp.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

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