SB2014090308 - Gentoo update for dhcpcd
Published: September 3, 2014 Updated: September 25, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014090308
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-6060)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
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) servername section, which triggers the option to be processed again.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.