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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2498-1 (dhcpcd)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to dhcpcd announced via advisory DSA 2498-1.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that dhcpcd, a DHCP client, was vulnerable to a stack overflow. A malformed DHCP message could crash the client, causing a denial of service, and potentially remote code execution through properly designed malicious DHCP packets. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.2.3-5+squeeze1. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.2.3-11. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1:3.2.3-11.
Solution
Solution
We recommend that you upgrade your dhcpcd package.