ISC DHCP Regular Expressions Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:50971

Info

ISC DHCP Regular Expressions Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 50971
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2011-4539
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 07 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 08:24PM
Credit: BlueCat Networks
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Slackware Linux x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 13.37 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.37
Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.1
Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.0
Slackware Linux 12.2
Slackware Linux 12.1
Slackware Linux -current
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
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
ISC DHCP Server 4.2.2
ISC DHCP Server 4.2.1
ISC DHCP Server 4.0.2
ISC DHCP Server 4.2.1b1
ISC DHCP Server 4.2.0-P2
ISC DHCP Server 4.2.0-P1
ISC DHCP Server 4.2
ISC DHCP Server 4.1-ESV-R3
ISC DHCP Server 4.1-ESV-R1
ISC DHCP Server 4.1
ISC DHCP Server 4.0
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Avaya Aura Experience Portal 6.0
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server DEFINITY Server SI/CS
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
Avaya 96x1 IP Deskphone 6
Not Vulnerable: ISC DHCP Server 4.2.3-P1
ISC DHCP Server 4.1-ESV-R4

Discussion

ISC DHCP Regular Expressions Denial of Service Vulnerability

ISC DHCP 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 versions prior to 4.1-ESV-R4 and 4.2.3-P1 are affected.

Exploit / POC

ISC DHCP Regular Expressions Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

ISC DHCP Regular Expressions Denial of Service Vulnerability

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


MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011

References

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