CVE-2012-2152 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03884.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:roy_marples:dhcpcd:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Roy Marples Subscribe	Dhcpcd Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2498-1	dhcpcd security update
EUVD	EUVD-2012-2147	Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2498
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53354
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=760334

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-07-25T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:08.944Z

Reserved: 2012-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2152

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-25T21:55:01.493

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2152

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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