{"cve":"CVE-2026-42512","nvd":{"published":"2026-04-30T09:16:03.373","modified":"2026-06-17T10:47:57.860","status":"Modified","description":"As dhclient is building an environment to pass to dhclient-script, it may need to resize the array of string pointers.  The code which expands the array incorrectly calculates its new size when requesting memory, resulting in a heap buffer overrun.\n\nA specially crafted packet can cause dhclient to overrun its buffer of environment entries.  This can result in a crash, but it may be possible to leverage this bug to achieve remote code execution.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-122"],"references":["https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:15.dhclient.asc"],"products":["freebsd:freebsd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:09.003606135+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-42512","score":0.01423,"percentile":0.72895,"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."]}