CVE-2026-55606
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
odhcpd is the DHCPv6, DHCPv4, and router-advertisement server used by OpenWrt. In versions 25.12 and prior, odhcpd's DHCPv6 self-loop detection at dhcpv6.c:720 uses a network-byte-order DUID length value directly as the memcmp() size parameter. On little-endian hosts, this causes memcmp() to read far beyond the stack buffer — a single unauthenticated DHCPv6 packet triggers a 2560-byte overread from a 128-byte buffer. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-23 14:17:53.850000
Last modified
2026-10-29 18:17:33.527000
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"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-23T14:17:53.850",
"lastModified": "2026-10-29T18:17:33.527",
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}
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"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
"baseScore": 6.5,
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"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
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"url": "https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/pull/401",
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"url": "https://github.com/openwrt/odhcpd/security/advisories/GHSA-x8x4-7gvf-gp45",
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