CVE-2011-4868

Summary

CVECVE-2011-4868
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-01-15 03:55:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe logging functionality in dhcpd in ISC DHCP before 4.2.3-P2, when using Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and issuing IPv6 addresses, does not properly handle the DHCPv6 lease structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via crafted packets related to a lease-status update.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.1 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel1 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel10 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel11 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel12 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel13 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel14 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel15 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel16 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel18 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel19 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel2 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel20 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel21 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel22 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel23 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel24 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel3 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel4 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel5 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel6 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel7 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel8 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 beta2 patchlevel9 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc1 patchlevel1 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc10 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc11 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc12 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc2 patchlevel1 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc3 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc4 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc5 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc6 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc7 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc8 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc8 patchlevel1 All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0 rc9 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc10 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc11 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc12 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc13 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc14 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc3 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc4 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc5 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc6 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc7 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc8 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.1 rc9 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.2 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.2 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.2 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.2 rc3 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.3 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.3 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.3 b2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.3 b3 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.4 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.4 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.4 b2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.4 b3 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.4 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.5 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.5 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.0.6 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.1.0 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.1.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.1.0 a2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.1.0 a3 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.1.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 3.1.0 b2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.0.0 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.0.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.0.0 a2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.0.0 a3 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.0.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.0.0 b2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.0.0 b3 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1.0 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1.0 a2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.0 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.0 a2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.0 b2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.1 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.1 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.2 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.2 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.3 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp All p1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
deepthought.isc.org/article/AA-00595 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 deepthought.isc.org
An Error in DDNS Processing of DHCPv6 Leases Can Cause a Crash in ISC dhcpd | Internet Systems Consortium af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.isc.org Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- ISC DHCP: Denial of Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
CVE-2011-4868: An Error in DDNS Processing of DHCPv6 Leases Can Cause a Crash in ISC dhcpd - Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.isc.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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