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TI-2019-08651 Aliases CVE-2019-11578GHSA-wmp8-c7xc-v29x

auth.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 allowed attackers to infer secrets by performing latency attacks.

Priority LOW 30CWE-203Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

auth.c in dhcpcd before 7.2.1 allowed attackers to infer secrets by performing latency attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02045 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 7.2.1VulnerableNetworkConfiguration
  • cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.2.1 Vulnerable ·NetworkConfiguration

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11578
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmp8-c7xc-v29x

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-08650 dhcpcd before 7.2.1 contains a buffer overflow in dhcp6_findna in dhcp6.c when reading NA/TA addresses. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-01390 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… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08823 dhcp6.c in dhcpcd before 6.11.7 and 7.x before 7.2.2 has a buffer over-read in the D6_OPTION_PD_EXCLUDE feature. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-01391 dhcpcd before 6.10.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-05402 The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x does not properly free allocated… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2012-05401 The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x allows remote DHCP servers to cause a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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