CVE-2014-7913

The print_option function in dhcp-common.c in dhcpcd through 6.9.1, as used in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, misinterprets the return value of the snprintf function, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted message.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.8 Medium

Status

Modified - chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Published

2015-07-30

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Dhcpcd (Dhcpcd Project)

References

• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033124
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/dhcpcd/+/73c09dd8067250734511d955d8f792b41c7213f0