Denial of Service Vulnerability in ISC DHCP Server
CVE-2011-2748

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Isc
Status
Dhcp
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 August 2011

What is CVE-2011-2748?

The ISC DHCP server across specified versions is susceptible to a denial of service attack where an attacker can exploit the server by sending a specially crafted DHCP packet. This could cause the DHCP daemon to exit unexpectedly, disrupting DHCP services and potentially impacting network availability for connected clients. Users are advised to update to the latest versions to mitigate this vulnerability.

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1190-1
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http://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/1888
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce...
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EPSS Score

87% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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