CVE-2016-1503 json
dhcpcd before 6.10.0, as used in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 and other prod…
published 2016-04-18 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2601
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 6.3%
- EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
dhcpcd before 6.10.0, as used in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 and other products, mismanages option lengths, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) via a malformed DHCP response, aka internal bug 26461634.
Patch / fix
- dhcpcd5 Debian 12 6.10.1-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1503
Exploit prediction
6.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
- android.googlesource.com /platform/external/dhcpcd/+/1390ace71179f04a09c300ee8d0300aa69d9db09
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201606-07
vendor-advisory
-
h20566.www2.hp.com
/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05388711
vendor-advisory
-
source.android.com
/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
vendor-advisory
- roy.marples.name /projects/dhcpcd/info/76a1609352263bd9def1300d7ba990679571fa30
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1034601
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-1503
- NVD CVE-2016-1503
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