SB2012011501 - NULL pointer dereference in ISC Dhcp
Published: January 15, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012011501
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4868)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via crafted packets related to a lease-status update.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.