#VU10790 Buffer overflow in DHCP - CVE-2018-5732
Published: March 1, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10790
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5732
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DHCP
DHCP
Software vendor:
ISC
ISC
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the dhclient due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send specially crafted response, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the dhclient due to buffer overflow. A remote attacker can send specially crafted response, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to versions 4.1-ESV-R15-P1, 4.3.6-P1 or 4.4.1.