ISC DHCP up to 3.0.1rc14 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in ISC DHCP up to 3.0.1rc14. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0460. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ISC DHCP up to 3.0.1rc14 (Network Management Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the logging capability for the DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12 and 3.0.1rc13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple hostname options in (1) DISCOVER, (2) OFFER, (3) REQUEST, (4) ACK, or (5) NAK messages, which can generate a long string when writing to a log file.

The bug was discovered 06/22/2004. The weakness was presented 06/22/2004 by Gregory Duchemin and Solar Designer (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at isc.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-0460 since 05/12/2004. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14160 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : dhcp (MDKSA-2004:061)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38289 (ISC DHCPD Hostname Options Logging Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at isc.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2860.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16475), Tenable (14160), SecurityFocus (BID 10590†), OSVDB (7237†) and Secunia (SA11923†). Further details are available at kb.cert.org. See VDB-724, VDB-33782, VDB-33781 and VDB-33780 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 14160
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : dhcp (MDKSA-2004:061)
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OpenVAS ID: 52427
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: isc-dhcp3-relay, isc-dhcp3-server
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: isc.org
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: isc.org

Advisory: isc.org
Researcher: Gregory Duchemin, Solar Designer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0460 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0460
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-723
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X-Force: 16475 - ISC DHCP daemon ASCII characters in log lines buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10590 - ISC DHCPD Hostname Options Logging Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 11923 - ISC DHCP Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 7237 - ISC DHCP Hostname Log Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 4950 - DoS and Code Execution in ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12, 3.0.1rc13 via Multiple Hostname Options, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2004 11:52
Updated: 11/19/2024 16:41
Changes: 06/28/2004 11:52 (100), 06/28/2019 18:17 (2), 11/19/2024 16:41 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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