CVE-2012-3954
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-3954 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-07-25 10:42:35 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | Multiple memory leaks in ISC DHCP 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many requests. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
AdjacentAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 11.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 11.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | - | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | r1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | r2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | r3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | r3_b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | r4 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | r5 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | r5_b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | r5_rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | r5_rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1-esv | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1.0 | - | 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 | 4.1.1 | - | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1.1 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1.1 | b2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1.1 | b3 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1.2 | - | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1.2 | b1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1.2 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.2.0 | - | 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 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.2.1 | - | 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 |
| 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 |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.2.3 | p1 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.2.3 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Isc | Dhcp | 4.2.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-1519-1: DHCP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:116 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Third Party Advisory |
| ISC DHCP Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| openSUSE-SU-2012:1006-1: moderate: update for dhcp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2519-2 isc-dhcp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| ISC DHCP Memory Leak Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- ISC DHCP: Denial of Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE-2012-3954: Memory Leaks Found in ISC DHCP | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.isc.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2516-1 isc-dhcp | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:115 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.