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Debian DSA-2498-1 : dhcpcd - remote stack overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 59776

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that dhcpcd, a DHCP client, was vulnerable to a stack overflow. A malformed DHCP message could crash the client, causing a denial of service, and potentially remote code execution through properly designed malicous DHCP packets.

Solution

Upgrade the dhcpcd package.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.2.3-5+squeeze1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/dhcpcd

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59776

File Name: debian_DSA-2498.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/29/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dhcpcd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2152

BID: 53354

DSA: 2498