Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
Severity
10.0CRITICAL
EPSS
28.1%
top 3.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 14
Latest updateMay 2

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the script_write_params method in client/dhclient.c in ISC DHCP dhclient 4.1 before 4.1.0p1, 4.0 before 4.0.1p1, 3.1 before 3.1.2p1, 3.0, and 2.0 allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subnet-mask option.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages1 packages

NVDisc/dhcp5 versions+4

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cjw8-pp44-m8v2: Stack-based buffer overflow in the script_write_params method in client/dhclient2022-05-02
CVEList
CVE-2009-0692: Stack-based buffer overflow in the script_write_params method in client/dhclient2009-07-14

💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
ISC DHCP dhclient < 3.1.2p1 - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)2009-07-27

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Dhcp vulnerability2010-01-27
Red Hat
dhclient: stack overflow leads to arbitrary code execution as root2009-07-14
Ubuntu
dhcp vulnerability2009-07-14

🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Rule release for today - July 16th 20092009-07-16
Talos
Rule release for today - July 16th 20092009-07-16

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2009-0692 dhclient: stack overflow leads to arbitrary code execution as root2009-06-23
CVE-2009-0692 (CRITICAL CVSS 10) | Stack-based buffer overflow in the | cvebase.io