ISC DHCP Server Relay-Forward Empty Link-Address Field Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:44615

Info

ISC DHCP Server Relay-Forward Empty Link-Address Field Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 44615
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2010-3611
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 02 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:47PM
Credit: John Gibbins
Vulnerable: S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.3
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
ISC DHCP Server 4.2
ISC DHCP Server 4.1
ISC DHCP Server 4.0
Not Vulnerable: ISC DHCP Server 4.1.2
ISC DHCP Server 4.0.2
ISC DHCP Server 4.2.0-P1

Discussion

ISC DHCP Server Relay-Forward Empty Link-Address Field Denial of Service Vulnerability

ISC DHCP Server is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing specially crafted DHCPv6 packets.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

ISC DHCP Server versions 4.0 through 4.2 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

ISC DHCP Server Relay-Forward Empty Link-Address Field Denial of Service Vulnerability

An attacker can carry out this attack using readily available tools.

Solution / Fix

ISC DHCP Server Relay-Forward Empty Link-Address Field Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0

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