7.5
HIGH
CVE-2012-6699
Dhcpcd Denial of Service Vulnerability
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 read) via a crafted response.

INFO

Published Date :

April 11, 2016, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-6699 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Dhcpcd_project dhcpcd

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3534
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/03/1
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dhcpcd/+bug/1517226
    Added Reference https://launchpadlibrarian.net/228152582/dhcp.c.patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.50 }} 0.00%

score

0.72694

percentile

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