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The print_option function in dhcp-common.c in dhcpcd through 6.9.1, as used in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, misinterprets the return value of the snprintf function, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted message

Published Jul 30, 2015

Description

The print_option function in dhcp-common.c in dhcpcd through 6.9.1, as used in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, misinterprets the return value of the snprintf function, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted message.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (2)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Jul 30, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 6, 2014
Link CVE-2014-7913
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2014-7913
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2014-7913