CVE-2019-11577 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CWE-119) affecting dhcpcd versions prior to 7.2.1, specifically within the dhcp6_findna function when processing NA/TA addresses. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation. It is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.