# CVE-2019-11579: dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a 1-byte read overflow with DHO\_OPTSOVERLOADED.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

dhcp.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a 1-byte read overflow with DHO_OPTSOVERLOADED.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://roy.marples.name/archives/dhcpcd-discuss/0002415.html
- https://roy.marples.name/git/dhcpcd.git/commit/?id=4b67f6f1038fd4ad5ca7734eaaeba1b2ec4816b8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108090
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00024.html

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