7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-1504
DHcpcd Denial of Service Buffer Overflow
Description

dhcpcd before 6.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via vectors related to the option length.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 7, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1504 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 Dhcpcd_project dhcpcd

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1504 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1504 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/info/595883e2a431f65d8fabf33059aa4689cca17403
    Added Reference http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline?r=trunk&nd&c=2016-01-07+16%3A47%3A19&n=200
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/3
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/4
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034601
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-07
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Sep. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034601 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-07 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline?r=trunk&nd&c=2016-01-07+16%3A47%3A19&n=200 No Types Assigned http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline?r=trunk&nd&c=2016-01-07+16%3A47%3A19&n=200 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/info/595883e2a431f65d8fabf33059aa4689cca17403 No Types Assigned http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/info/595883e2a431f65d8fabf33059aa4689cca17403 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:6.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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.

1.56 }} -0.63%

score

0.86840

percentile

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