CVE-2019-11766

Description

dhcp6.c in dhcpcd before 6.11.7 and 7.x before 7.2.2 has a buffer over-read in the D6_OPTION_PD_EXCLUDE feature.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.78% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory marples.name Vendor Advisory marples.name Vendor Advisory marples.name
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/928440 mailing list third party advisory patch
https://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/0002428.html patch vendor advisory
https://roy.marples.name/cgit/dhcpcd.git/commit/?h=dhcpcd-7&id=c1ebeaafeb324bac997984abdcee2d4e8b61a8a8 mailing list patch vendor advisory
https://roy.marples.name/cgit/dhcpcd.git/commit/?h=dhcpcd-7&id=896ef4a54b0578985e5e1360b141593f1d62837b mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108172 vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11766?
CVE-2019-11766 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-11766?
To fix CVE-2019-11766, 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-2019-11766 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-11766 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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