Arbitrary Code Execution and Memory Corruption Vulnerability in dhcpcd

CVE-2014-7913 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The print_option function in dhcp-common.c in dhcpcd through 6.9.1, as used in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, misinterprets the return value of the snprintf function, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted message.

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