LOW
The get_option function in dhcpcd 4.0.0 through 6.x before 6.4.3 allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service by resetting the DHO_OPTIONSOVERLOADED option in the (1) bootfile or (2) servername section, which triggers the option to be processed again
Published Sep 4, 2014
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
The get_option function in dhcpcd 4.0.0 through 6.x before 6.4.3 allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service by resetting the DHO_OPTIONSOVERLOADED option in the (1) bootfile or (2) servername section, which triggers the option to be processed again.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.11
- 4.0.12
- 4.0.13
- 4.0.14
- 4.0.15
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.6
- 5.0.7
- 5.0.8
- 5.0.9
- 5.1.0
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.1.5
- 5.2.0
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.3
- 5.2.4
- 5.2.5
- 5.2.6
- 5.2.7
- 5.2.8
- 5.2.9
- 5.2.10
- 5.2.11
- 5.2.12
- 5.5.0
- 5.5.1
- 5.5.1
- 5.5.2
- 5.5.3
- 5.5.4
- 5.5.5
- 5.5.6
- 5.6.0
- 5.6.1
- 5.6.2
- 5.6.3
- 5.6.4
- 5.6.5
- 5.6.6
- 5.6.7
- 5.6.8
- 5.99.2
- 5.99.3
- 5.99.4
- 5.99.5
- 5.99.6
- 5.99.7
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.1.0
- 6.2.0
- 6.2.1
- 6.3.0
- 6.3.1
- 6.3.2
- 6.4.0
- 6.4.1
- 6.4.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.3 LOW NVD
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Adjacent
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.44% 0.00441
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00441
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 35.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 34.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 34.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00149) | 52.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00149) | 49.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 9, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00162) | 52.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00328) | 67.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00465) | 71.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0334.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/ci/1d2b93aa5ce25a8a710082fe2d36a6bf7f5794d5?sbs=0 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:171 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/30/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/01/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68970 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.462420 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0334.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/ci/1d2b93aa5ce25a8a710082fe2d36a6bf7f5794d5?sbs=0 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:171 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/30/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/01/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68970 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.462420 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 4, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 1, 2014
Link CVE-2014-6060
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a