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Debian: CVE-2012-6698: dhcpcd -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 29, 2016
Added
Apr 7, 2016
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted response.

Solution

debian-upgrade-dhcpcd
Title
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