CVE-2011-4868

dhcp: error in DDNS processing of DHCPv6 leases can cause ISC dhcpd crash

Published Jan 15, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The logging functionality in dhcpd in ISC DHCP before 4.2.3-P2, when using Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and issuing IPv6 addresses, does not properly handle the DHCPv6 lease structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via crafted packets related to a lease-status update.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4785 The logging functionality in dhcpd in ISC DHCP before 4.2.3-P2, when using Dynamic DNS (DDNS) and issuing IPv6 addresses, does not properly handle the DHCPv6 lease structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) via crafted packets related to a lease-status update.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:16 AM
Reserved
Dec 19, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 15, 2012, 3:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:35 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 12, 2012, 12:00 AM