CVE-2007-5365

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD 4.0 through 4.2, and some other dhcpd implementations based on ISC dhcp-2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DHCP request specifying a maximum message size smaller than the minimum IP MTU.

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References

• MITRE
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

• USN-531-2
• dhcp vulnerability
• 23 October 2007
• USN-531-1
• dhcp vulnerability
• 22 October 2007

Other references

• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5365