The get_option function in dhcpcd 4.0.0 through 6.x before 6.4.3 allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service by resetting the DHO_OPTIONSOVERLOADED option in the (1) bootfile or (2) servername section, which triggers the option to be processed again.
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History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0016}

epss

{'score': 0.00159}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:03:02.347Z

Reserved: 2014-09-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-6060

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-09-04T17:55:09.060

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-6060

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