Gentoo FoundationGLSA-201301-04dhcpcd: Arbitrary code execution
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.013 Low
EPSS
Percentile
85.9%
Background
dhcpcd is a fully featured, yet light weight RFC2131 compliant DHCP client.
Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in dhcpcd. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
The vulnerability might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the DHCP client.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All dhcpcd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dhcpcd-5.2.12"
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | any | all | net-misc/dhcpcd | < 5.2.12 | UNKNOWN |
Related
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.013 Low
EPSS
Percentile
85.9%