CVE-2014-6060 Denial of service in n/a
Remote DHCP servers can cause a denial of service in dhcpcd by manipulating option overload settings, affecting Linux distributions using this client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-6060?
CVE-2014-6060 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6060?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dhcpcd Project Dhcpcd, Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6060?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-6060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
- CVE-2019-11577 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2016-1503 Memory corruption in n/a
- CVE-2016-1504 dhcpcd before 6.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and crash) via vectors related to the option length.
- CVE-2026-56116 dhcpcd Memory Leak DoS via IPv6 Router Advertisement Handling
- CVE-2014-7912 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6060, GHSA-2j5q-4fj9-xmqw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6060.