Denial of Service Vulnerability in ISC DHCP by Internet Systems Consortium
CVE-2013-2494

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Isc
Status
Dhcp
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 March 2013

What is CVE-2013-2494?

The vulnerability in ISC DHCP prior to version 4.2.5-P1 allows attackers to exploit the libdns component, leading to potential denial of service on affected machines. By manipulating regular expressions, remote name servers can trigger significant memory consumption in the dhcpd process, resulting in service disruption. This issue highlights the importance of updating to the latest software versions to mitigate such risks.

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References

https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00880/
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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