CVE-2017-3144

Summary

CVECVE-2017-3144
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-16 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-01-09 21:07:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability stemming from failure to properly clean up closed OMAPI connections can lead to exhaustion of the pool of socket descriptors available to the DHCP server. Affects ISC DHCP 4.1.0 to 4.1-ESV-R15, 4.2.0 to 4.2.8, 4.3.0 to 4.3.6. Older versions may also be affected but are well beyond their end-of-life (EOL). Releases prior to 4.1.0 have not been tested.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400

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 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 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 r10_rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r11 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 r12_p1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r13 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r13_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r14 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r14_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r15 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 4.1.0 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 r10_rc1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r11 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 r12_p1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r13 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r13_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r14 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r14_b1 All All
Application Isc Dhcp 4.1-esv r15 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 4.1.0 All All All
Application Isc Dhcp All All All All
Application Isc Dhcp All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Security Advisories-CVE-2017-3144: Failure to properly clean up closed OMAPI connections can exhaust available sockets CONFIRM kb.isc.org Vendor Advisory
ISC DHCP CVE-2017-3144 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ISC DHCP OMAPI Connection Management Flaw Lets Remote Users Consume Excessive Socket Descriptors on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3586-1: DHCP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4133-1 isc-dhcp DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710315 Gentoo Linux ISC DHCP Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201804-05)
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