{"cve":"CVE-2012-6699","nvd":{"published":"2016-04-11T15:59:01.237","modified":"2026-06-16T23:48:37.600","status":"Modified","description":"The decode_search function in dhcp.c in dhcpcd 3.x allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted response.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3534","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/02/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/03/1","https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dhcpcd/+bug/1517226","https://launchpadlibrarian.net/228152582/dhcp.c.patch"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-6699","score":0.01967,"percentile":0.80379,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}