41687 : Multiple Vendor dhcpd options.c cons_options Function DHCP Request Remote Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-10-10

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-5365" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Tools & Filters

27515 27566

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
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