SB2011120802 - Input validation error in ISC Dhcp



SB2011120802 - Input validation error in ISC Dhcp

Published: December 8, 2011 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2011120802
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4539)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle regular expressions in dhcpd.conf, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request packet.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.