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CVE-2012-2152

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote...

7.5 HighFix available

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Exploit likelihood

4.00%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Record
CVE-2012-2152
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Record
CVE-2012-2152
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2147 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Record
EUVD-2012-2147
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9m7-rxrq-4665 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote...

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Record
GHSA-w9m7-rxrq-4665
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Record
CVE-2012-2152
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-2152 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2152
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-2152 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_packet method in socket.c in dhcpcd 3.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long packet.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2152
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dhcpcd
Debian:13
before 1:3.2.3-11
1:3.2.3-11
dhcpcd
Debian:14
before 1:3.2.3-11
1:3.2.3-11
dhcpcd
Debian:6.0
before 1:3.2.3-5+squeeze1, plus listed versions
1:3.2.3-5
1:3.2.3-5+squeeze1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-2152 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Roy Marples Dhcpcd, published June 23, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.00%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in dhcpcd 1:3.2.3-11.

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