CVE-2012-2152

high

Published 2012-07-25 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 3 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1:3.2.3-11`
sid	Fixed	`1:3.2.3-11`
forky	Fixed	`1:3.2.3-11`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
roy_marples	dhcpcd	`3.2.3`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.