CVE-2012-2152

critical

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

References

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=760334

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53354

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/4

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2498

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-07-25

Updated: 2012-11-06

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical