{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6060","details":"The get_option function in dhcpcd 4.0.0 through 6.x before 6.4.3 allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service by resetting the DHO_OPTIONSOVERLOADED option in the (1) bootfile or (2) servername section, which triggers the option to be processed again.","modified":"2025-09-08T16:43:13Z","published":"2014-09-04T17:55:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2014-6060"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6060"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/ci/1d2b93aa5ce25a8a710082fe2d36a6bf7f5794d5?sbs=0"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6060"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dhcpcd5","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dhcpcd5@6.0.5-2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.0.5-2build0.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["5.5.6-1","6.0.5-1ubuntu1","6.0.5-1.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"6.0.5-2build0.14.04.1","binary_name":"dhcpcd5"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-6060.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}