CVE-2007-5365

N/A Unknown
Published: October 11, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD 4.0 through 4.2, and some other dhcpd implementations based on ISC dhcp-2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DHCP request specifying a maximum message size smaller than the minimum IP MTU.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=446354
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27160
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27273
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27338
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27350
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32668
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021157
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109077-21-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243806-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1962
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1388
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.sbin/dhcpd/options.c
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html#016_dhcpd
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#010_dhcpd
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#001_dhcpd
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0970.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482085/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483230/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25984
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32213
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018794
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-531-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-531-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3088
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37045
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5817
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4601
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=446354
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27160
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27273
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27350
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32668
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109077-21-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243806-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1388
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.sbin/dhcpd/options.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html#016_dhcpd
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#010_dhcpd
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#001_dhcpd
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0970.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482085/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483230/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25984
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32213
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-531-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-531-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3088
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37045
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5817
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4601
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

54 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
80.3%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

sun ubuntu debian openbsd redhat

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