vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2019-11579): dhcpcd5 vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Apr 28, 2019 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 28, 2019
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a 1-byte read overflow with DHO_OPTSOVERLOADED.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-dhcpcd5ubuntu-upgrade-dhcpcd5
References
- CVE-2019-11579
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2019-11579
- CWE-125
- EUVD-EUVD-2019-3249
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-3249
- https://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/0002415.html
- https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=4b67f6f1038fd4ad5ca7734eaaeba1b2ec4816b8
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11579
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