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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200507-16] dhcpcd: Denial of Service vulnerability Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200507-16] dhcpcd: Denial of Service vulnerability |
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dhcpcd: Denial of Service vulnerability Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200507-16 (dhcpcd: Denial of Service vulnerability) infamous42md discovered that dhcpcd can be tricked to read past the end of the supplied DHCP buffer. As a result, this might lead to a crash of the daemon. Impact With a malicious DHCP server a possible hacker could cause a Denial of Service by crashing the DHCP client. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1848 Solution: All dhcpcd users should upgrade to the latest available version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dhcpcd-1.3.22_p4-r11" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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