#VU43785 Buffer overflow in DHCP - CVE-2012-3570

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#VU43785 Buffer overflow in DHCP - CVE-2012-3570

Published: July 25, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43785
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-2012-3570
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DHCP
Software vendor:
ISC

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Buffer overflow in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P1, when DHCPv6 mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and daemon exit) via a crafted client identifier parameter.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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