Denial of Service in ISC DHCP Versions by Invalid UDP Length Field
CVE-2015-8605

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Sophos
Status
Unified Threat Management Up2date
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 January 2016

Summary

The ISC DHCP application is vulnerable to a denial of service attack due to mishandling of an invalid length field in a UDP IPv4 packet. This flaw permits remote attackers to exploit the vulnerability, potentially leading to application crashes. Affected versions include ISC DHCP 4.x prior to 4.1-ESV-R12-P1, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3-P1, which underscores the importance of timely updates to ensure network reliability and security.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034657
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg001...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://blogs.sophos.com/2016/02/17/utm-up2date-9-354-rel...
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EPSS Score

69% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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