CVE-2005-1848 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the dhcpcd daemon via an out-of-bounds memory read, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-1848?
CVE-2005-1848 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dhcpcd DHCP client before 1.3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors that cause an out-of-bounds memory read.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1848?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phystech Dhcpcd.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1848?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-1848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1848, DSA-750-1, GHSA-xwxp-5m2x-m8vj.