#VU44406 NULL pointer dereference in DHCP - CVE-2011-4868
Published: January 15, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44406
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4868
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DHCP
DHCP
Software vendor:
ISC
ISC
Description
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 currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.