Name: CVE-2014-7912: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2015-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2014-7912, CWE-119, CVSS 7.3, EPSS 0.00524

The get_option function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 6.2.0, as used in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, does not validate the relationship between length fields and the amount of data, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large length value of an option in a DHCPACK message.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade dhcpcd5	Mar 31, 2017	Jul 29, 2015
Freebsd	—	Upgrade dhcpcd	Dec 10, 2025	Apr 17, 2016
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Jul 30, 2015

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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