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A vulnerability was found in dhcpcd 1.3.17 Pl2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file client.c of the component DHCP Reply Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The dhcpcd DHCP client before 1.3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors that cause an out-of-bounds memory read.
The weakness was released 07/11/2005 by infamous42md (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1848 since 06/06/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19331 (RHEL 2.1 : dhcpcd (RHSA-2005:603)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 2.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21459) and Tenable (19331).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19331
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : dhcpcd (RHSA-2005:603)
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OpenVAS ID: 54320
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 750-1 (dhcpcd)
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Upgrade: dhcpcd 2.0.0
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: debian.orgResearcher: infamous42md
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-1848 (🔍)
X-Force: 21459
Vulnerability Center: 8599 - DHCP DoS via Out-of-bounds MemoryRead, Medium
SecurityFocus: 14206 - DHCPCD Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15982 - dhcpcd Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 17813 - dhcpcd Unspecified Out-of-bounds Memory Access DoS
Entry
Created: 07/12/2005 10:27Updated: 03/11/2021 16:51
Changes: 07/12/2005 10:27 (73), 12/13/2016 20:27 (10), 03/11/2021 16:51 (2)
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