CVE-2012-6700
N/A
Published: April 11, 2016 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxDhcpcd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x does not properly free allocated memory, which allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service via a crafted response.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3534Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/1Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/03/1x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dhcpcd/+bug/1517226Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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