High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 11, 2016· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-6699
CVE-2012-6699
Description
The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted response.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 3.x
- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/suse/dhcpcd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/dhcpcd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/dhcpcd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/dhcpcd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/dhcpcd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/dhcpcd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/dhcpcd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/dhcpcd&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4
< 3.2.3-45.5.3+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-45.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-45.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-45.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-45.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-45.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-45.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-45.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.3-45.5.3
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