CVE-2009-0692

N/A Unknown
Published: July 14, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the script_write_params method in client/dhclient.c in ISC DHCP dhclient 4.1 before 4.1.0p1, 4.0 before 4.0.1p1, 3.1 before 3.1.2p1, 3.0, and 2.0 allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted subnet-mask option.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-010.txt.asc
Source: cret@cert.org
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
Source: cret@cert.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00003.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35785
Source: cret@cert.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35829
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35830
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35831
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35832
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35841
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35849
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35850
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35851
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35880
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36457
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37342
Source: cret@cert.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
Source: cret@cert.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-12.xml
Source: cret@cert.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561471
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1833
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/410676
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:151
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.osvdb.org/55819
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1136.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1154.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35668
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022548
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-803-1
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1891
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
Source: cret@cert.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=507717
Source: cret@cert.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10758
Source: cret@cert.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5941
Source: cret@cert.org
https://www.isc.org/downloadables/12
Source: cret@cert.org
https://www.isc.org/node/468
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01177.html
Source: cret@cert.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00340.html
Source: cret@cert.org
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-010.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35829
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35830
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35831
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35841
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35849
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35850
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35851
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35880
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36457
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37342
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-12.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1833
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/410676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:151
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/55819
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1136.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1154.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35668
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022548
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-803-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1891
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=507717
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5941
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.isc.org/downloadables/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.isc.org/node/468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01177.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00340.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

72 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
28.1%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

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