ISC DHCP Server DHCPv6 Decline Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:46035

Info

ISC DHCP Server DHCPv6 Decline Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 46035
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2011-0413
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 26 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 08:40PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: SuSE openSUSE 11.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
ISC DHCP Server 4.2.1
ISC DHCP Server 4.1.2
ISC DHCP Server 4.0.2
ISC DHCP Server 4.2.0-P2
ISC DHCP Server 4.2.0-P1
ISC DHCP Server 4.2
ISC DHCP Server 4.1
ISC DHCP Server 4.0
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable: ISC DHCP Server 4.2.1b1
ISC DHCP Server 4.1.2-P1
ISC DHCP Server 4.1-ESV-R1

Discussion

ISC DHCP Server DHCPv6 Decline Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

The ISC DHCP Server is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

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

ISC DHCP Server versions 4.0 through 4.2.1 are affected.

Exploit / POC

ISC DHCP Server DHCPv6 Decline Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

ISC DHCP Server DHCPv6 Decline Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

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


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

References

ISC DHCP Server DHCPv6 Decline Message Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

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