CVE-2007-5365
Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD 4.0 through 4.2, and some other dhcpd implementations based on ISC...
- Published
- Oct 11, 2007
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Nov 2, 2007
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD 4.0 through 4.2, and some other dhcpd implementations based on ISC dhcp-2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DHCP request specifying a maximum message size smaller than the minimum IP MTU.
Sources
1RoMaNSoFt · multiple · Nov 2, 2007
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