CVE-2005-1848 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the dhcpcd DHCP client prior to version 1.3.22, specifically affecting phystech dhcpcd. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the daemon through unknown vectors leading to an out-of-bounds memory read. With a CVSS score of 5.0, it is a medium-severity vulnerability that can be exploited over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in a denial of service without requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.17_pl2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phystech:dhcpcd:1.3.17_pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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