CVE-2015-8605

dhcp: UDP payload length not properly checked

Published Jan 14, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 82.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.1-ESV-R12-P1, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid length field in a UDP IPv4 packet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-385-1 isc-dhcp security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-385-2 isc-dhcp regression update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3442-1 isc-dhcp security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2868-1 DHCP vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.68759}

epss

{'score': 0.49966}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:20 AM
Reserved
Dec 17, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 14, 2016, 10:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 12, 2016, 12:00 AM