CVE-2016-2774

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2774
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-09 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-01-08 17:17:00 UTC
DescriptionISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 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 r10 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r10_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r11_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r11_rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r11_rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r12 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r12_b1 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 r6 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r7 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r8 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r8_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r8_rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r9 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r9_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r9_rc1 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 p1 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 p2 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 p1 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
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 p1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 p2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.5 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.5 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.5 p1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.5 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.6 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.6 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.6 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.7 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.7 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.7 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.8 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.8 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.8 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.8 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.0 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.1 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.1 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.2 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.2 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.2 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.3 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.3 b1 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 r10 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r10_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r11_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r11_rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r11_rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r12 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r12_b1 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 r6 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r7 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r8 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r8_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r8_rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r9 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r9_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r9_rc1 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 p1 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 p2 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 p1 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
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 p1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 p2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.4 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.5 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.5 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.5 p1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.5 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.6 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.6 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.6 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.7 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.7 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.7 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.8 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.8 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.8 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.2.8 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.0 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.0 a1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.0 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.0 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.1 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.1 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.1 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.2 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.2 b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.2 rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.2 rc2 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.3 - All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.3.3 b1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
DHCP IPC Connection Management Flaw Lets Remote Users on the Local Network Consume Excessive Resources on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ISC DHCP CVE-2016-2774 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2016-2774: An attacker who is allowed to connect to DHCP inter-server communications and control channels can exhaust server resources | Internet Systems Consortium Knowledge Base CONFIRM kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: dhcp-4.3.4-1.fc24 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2016:1843-1: moderate: Security update for dhcp SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3586-1: DHCP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: dhcp-4.3.3-9.P1.fc23 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2003-1] isc-dhcp security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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