CVE-2007-5365

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Oracle
Status
Opensolaris
OpenBSD
Enterprise Linux
Ubuntu Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 October 2007

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD 4.0 through 4.2, and some other dhcpd implementations based on ISC dhcp-2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DHCP request specifying a maximum message size smaller than the minimum IP MTU.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/27338
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http://secunia.com/advisories/27350
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3088
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EPSS Score

57% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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