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Gentoo update for dhcpcd
Secunia Advisory: SA16107
Release Date: 2005-07-18
Popularity: 4,617 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-1848


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for dhcpcd. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA15982

Solution:
Update to "net-misc/dhcpcd-1.3.22_p4-r11" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-16.xml

Other References:
SA15982:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15982/


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