CVE-2011-4868

Medium

Description

The logging functionality in dhcpd in ISC DHCP before 4.2.3-P2, when using Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and issuing IPv6 addresses, does not properly handle the DHCPv6 lease structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via crafted packets related to a lease-status update.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
ProductIsc Dhcp
PublishedJan 15, 2012
First seenJan 15, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
isc dhcpv ≤ 4.2.3, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 3.1.0, 4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3—

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