# 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.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6060, GHSA-2j5q-4fj9-xmqw, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6060

## 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: Dhcpcd Project Dhcpcd, Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-6060?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11577/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-1503](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1503/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-1504](https://insights.sbomify.com/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. (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-56116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56116/): dhcpcd Memory Leak DoS via IPv6 Router Advertisement Handling (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2014-7912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7912/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-6060 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6060 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6060/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6060/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6060
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6060
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-6060

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6060/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.