CVE-2013-2494

dhcp: bind/libdns CVE-2013-2266 regular expressions excessive resource consumption DoS

Published Mar 28, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
libdns in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.5-P1 allows remote name servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a regular expression, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against a machine running a dhcpd process, a related issue to CVE-2013-2266.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2440 libdns in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.5-P1 allows remote name servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving a regular expression, as demonstrated by a memory-exhaustion attack against a machine running a dhcpd process, a related issue to CVE-2013-2266.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 7:52 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 28, 2013, 4:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:53 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 26, 2013, 12:00 AM