CVE-2014-7913 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting dhcpcd through version 6.9.1, including its use in Android prior to version 5.1. The flaw stems from an incorrect interpretation of snprintf's return value in the print_option function, allowing remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via specially crafted messages. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium severity), it can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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