CVE-2007-5365

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…

published October 11, 2007

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.6th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
—
EPSS
80%
Percentile
99.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.80265 · 99.6th percentile
Published
2007-10-11T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 OCT 10:00Z
    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…
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