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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7913
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7913
Aliases CVE-2014-7913
Summary The print_option function in dhcp-common.c in dhcpcd through 6.9.1, as used in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, misinterprets the return value of the snprintf function, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted 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-2014-7913.json
Reference id Reference type URL
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/dhcpcd/+/73c09dd8067250734511d955d8f792b41c7213f0
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7913
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7913
No exploits are available.

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Patch URL
There are no known patches.
There are no known vectors.

There are no SSVC decisions available.