CVE-2014-7913

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-07-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The print_option function in dhcp-common.c in dhcpcd through 6.9.1, as used in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 5.x in Android before 5.1 and other products, misinterprets the return value of the snprintf function, which allows remote DHCP servers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted message.

Affected products

NetworkConfiguration dhcpcd: through 6.9.0

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033124
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/dhcpcd/+/73c09dd8067250734511d955d8f792b41c7213f0
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033124
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/dhcpcd/+/73c09dd8067250734511d955d8f792b41c7213f0

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