CVE-2009-0692

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.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 28.13% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1891 vdb entry
https://www.isc.org/node/468 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35830 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=507717
http://secunia.com/advisories/35832 third party advisory
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35850 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35785 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/410676 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/35880 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00003.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00340.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/55819 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35668 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1833 vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-12.xml vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:151 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1136.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35831 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35829 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35841 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5941 vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10758 vdb entry signature
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-803-1 vendor advisory
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-010.txt.asc vendor advisory
https://www.isc.org/downloadables/12
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1154.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37342 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35851 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35849 third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561471 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022548 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/36457 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01177.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0692?
CVE-2009-0692 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0692?
To fix CVE-2009-0692, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0692 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0692 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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