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RHEL 2.1 : dhcpcd (RHSA-2005:603)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19331

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

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

Update the affected dhcpcd package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-1848

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:603

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19331

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-603.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/31/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:dhcpcd, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1848

RHSA: 2005:603