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CVE-2020-7461
Published: Mar 26, 2021
Modified: Aug 4, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r365010, 11.4-STABLE before r365011, 12.1-RELEASE before p9, 11.4-RELEASE before p3, and 11.3-RELEASE before p13, dhclient(8) fails to handle certain malformed input related to handling of DHCP option 119 resulting a heap overflow. The heap overflow could in principle be exploited to achieve remote code execution. The affected process runs with reduced privileges in a Capsicum sandbox, limiting the immediate impact of an exploit.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | FreeBSD | affected FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p9, 11.4-RELEASE before p3, 11.3-RELEASE before p13 |
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