CVE-2012-6700 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the decode_search function of dhcpcd 3.x, affecting Debian Linux and the dhcpcd project's dhcpcd. This memory leak allows remote DHCP servers to crash the client via a specially crafted response. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.