Roy Marples maintains dhcpcd, a widely deployed DHCP client implementation that operates at a critical network-access layer across Unix-like systems and embedded platforms. The recurring vulnerability signal centers on input-validation and memory-safety issues, reflecting the parsing demands of network protocol handling in a C-based codebase. Current severity, exploitation, and coverage counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Roy Marples over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2012-2152HIGH Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code vi | Jul 25, 2012 | 7.5 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2011-0996MEDIUM dhcpcd before 5.2.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a hostname obtained from a DHCP message. | Apr 13, 2011 | 6.8 | 22 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
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