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RHSA-2005-603: dhcpcd

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check for the version of the dhcpcd packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment An updated dhcpcd package that fixes a denial of service issue is now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The dhcpcd package includes a DHCP client daemon. An out of bounds memory read bug was found in dhcpcd. A malicious user on the local network could send a specially crafted DHCP packet to the client causing it to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-1848 to this issue. Users of dhcpcd should update to this erratum package, which contains a patch that resolves this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-603.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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