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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7912
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7912
Aliases CVE-2014-7912
Summary The get_option function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 6.2.0, as used in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, does not validate the relationship between length fields and the amount of data, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large length value of an option in a DHCPACK message.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
ubuntu-priority medium https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7912.json
Reference id Reference type URL
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/dhcpcd/+/73c09dd8067250734511d955d8f792b41c7213f0
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7912
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7912
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-093/
No exploits are available.

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Patch URL
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There are no known vectors.

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