Stack-based buffer overflow in the script_write_params method in client/dhclient.c in ISC DHCP dhclient 4.1 before 4.1.0p1, 4.0 before…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the script_write_params method in client/dhclient.c in ISC DHCP dhclient 4.1 before 4.1.0p1, 4.0 before 4.0.1p1, 3.1 before 3.1.2p1, 3.0, and 2.0 allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subnet-mask option.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

25.8% · top 2.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (36)

• ADV-2009-1891 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://www.isc.org/node/468 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 35830 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=507717 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 35832 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSRT100018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 35850 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35785 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• VU#410676 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 35880 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:037 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-9075 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 40551 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 55819 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 35668 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-1833 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• GLSA-200907-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:151 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1136 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 35831 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35829 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2010-1796 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 35841 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5941 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10758 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• USN-803-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• NetBSD-SA2009-010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDx_transferred
• https://www.isc.org/downloadables/12 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:1154 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 37342 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35851 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 35849 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSA:2009-195-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 1022548 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 36457 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-8344 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 04:48 UTC.