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dhcpcd — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1848

The dhcpcd DHCP client before 1.3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors that cause an out-of-bounds memory read.

Products
dhcpcd
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
1:1.3.22pl4-22
CVEs
CVE-2005-1848
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1848

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Jul 2005, 04:00 UTC

The dhcpcd DHCP client before 1.3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors that cause an out-of-bounds memory read.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1848

dhcpcd

Fixed versions: 1:1.3.22pl4-22

dhcpcd

Fixed versions: 1:1.3.22pl4-22

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1848",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "The dhcpcd DHCP client before 1.3.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via unknown vectors that cause an out-of-bounds memory read.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1848",
    "products": [
      {
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          "value": "dhcpcd",
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      },
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    "severity": "unknown",
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          ],
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/dhcpcd?arch=source&distro=trixie",
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          },
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          },
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          },
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T03:47:31.911135746Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "CVE-2005-1848"
      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1848"
      ]
    },
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2005-1848",
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 411907,
  "published_at": "2005-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
}