UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2152

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2152

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2152.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2152

Upstream

CVE-2012-2152

Published

2012-07-25T21:55:00Z

Modified

2025-07-16T08:10:33.738633Z

Severity

Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dhcpcd

Package

Name: dhcpcd
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/dhcpcd@1:3.2.3-11?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:3.2.3-11

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dhcpcd",
            "binary_version": "1:3.2.3-11"
        }
    ]
}