DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6700

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6700
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6700.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6700
Upstream
Published
2016-04-11T15:59:02.220Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:01:07.430181Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x does not properly free allocated memory, which allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service via a crafted response.

References

Affected packages

Debian:13 / dhcpcd

Package

Name
dhcpcd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dhcpcd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:10.0.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6700.json"

Debian:14 / dhcpcd

Package

Name
dhcpcd
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dhcpcd?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:10.0.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6700.json"