CVE-2014-6060
The get_option function in dhcpcd 4.0.0 through 6.x before 6.4.3 allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service by resetting the DHO_OPTIONSOVERLOADED option in the (1) bootfile or (2)
02 Description
The get_option function in dhcpcd 4.0.0 through 6.x before 6.4.3 allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service by resetting the DHO_OPTIONSOVERLOADED option in the (1) bootfile or (2)
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
- 0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 38.0% 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 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2014-09-04 17:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 12:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-09-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2c9f453184df85e11bac693b0f240cb0588fbb6e670c99cc095e225e6a054e8f
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2014:171http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:171
- www.slackware.comSSA:2014-213-02http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2014&m=slackware-security.462420
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140901 CVE Request: dhcpcd DoS attackhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/01/11
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140730 CVE Request: dhcpcd DoS attackhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/30/5
- advisories.mageia.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0334.html
- roy.marples.namehttp://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/ci/1d2b93aa5ce25a8a710082fe2d36a6bf7f5794d5?sbs=0
- www.securityfocus.com68970http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68970
- source.android.comhttp://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- dhcpcd5 Fixed in 6.0.5-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- dhcpcd5 Fixed in 6.0.5-2build0.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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