01 Record

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 dhcp-2, allows remote attackers to execute

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 80.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 99.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2007-10-11 10:00Z19 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 15:31Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2007-10-10

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8804458be99a53868c70b7b8efe8e828ac4d57cdc4ef63759c32ba351530a2c5

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

debiandebian_linuxNot specified—

openbsdopenbsdNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatlinux_advanced_workstationNot specified—

sunopensolarisNot specified—

sunsolarisNot specified—

ubuntuubuntu_linuxNot specified—

06 References

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www.vupen.comADV-2008-3088http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3088vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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www.openbsd.orghttp://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.sbin/dhcpd/options.cx_refsource_CONFIRM
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sunsolve.sun.comhttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109077-21-1x_refsource_CONFIRM
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securitytracker.com1021157http://securitytracker.com/id?1021157vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
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