CVE-2012-6698
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
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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✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:10.0.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:10.0.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:10.0.1-1 |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6698.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3534
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/03/1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dhcpcd/+bug/1517226
- https://launchpadlibrarian.net/228152582/dhcp.c.patch
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6698
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.