Description
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.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- local
- Access Cmplx
- low
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- complete
- Integrity
- complete
- Availability
- complete
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- DEBIAN
- Published
- 10/11/2007
- Last Modified
- 4/9/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
debian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxopenbsd : openbsdopenbsd : openbsdopenbsd : openbsdredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : linux_advanced_workstationsun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : opensolarissun : solarissun : solarissun : solarissun : solarissun : solarissun : solarisubuntu : ubuntu_linuxubuntu : ubuntu_linuxubuntu : ubuntu_linuxubuntu : ubuntu_linux
AI-Powered Remediation
Generate remediation guidance or a C-suite brief for this vulnerability.