The get_option function in dhcpcd 4.0.0 through 6.x before 6.4.3 allows remote DHCP servers to cause a denial of service by resetting the DHO_OPTIONSOVERLOADED option in the (1) bootfile or (2) servername section, which triggers the option to be processed again.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-6060 is rated Low Risk (25.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-01 | 0.16% | 0.14% | -0.02% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.15% | 0.16% | +0.01% |
| 3 | 2024-02-29 | — | 0.15% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 | 2.0 | LOW |
|
6.5 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
low | CVE-2014-6060 low priority: Debian including 2 source packages (dhcpcd, dhcpcd5), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6060 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2014-6060: 1 GLSA(s) (201409-03), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/dhcpcd); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-6060 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2014-6060 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (dhcpcd, dhcpcd5), 26 status rows across 13 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 11, DNE 9, ignored 3, released 2, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-6060 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.12 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.13 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.14 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 4.0.15 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:4.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.7 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.8 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.9 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.10 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.11 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.2.12 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.5.1:test1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.5.6 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.6.4 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.6.5 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.6.6 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.6.7 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.6.8 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.99.2 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.99.3 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.99.4 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.99.5 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.99.6 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| dhcpcd_project | dhcpcd | 5.99.7 | cpe:2.3:a:dhcpcd_project:dhcpcd:5.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |