CVE-2016-1504

high

Description

dhcpcd before 6.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via vectors related to the option length.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/3

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-07

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034601

http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/timeline?r=trunk&nd&c=2016-01-07+16%3A47%3A19&n=200

http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/info/595883e2a431f65d8fabf33059aa4689cca17403

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-07

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01871