CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0460

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes disruption of DHCP server operation and potential remote code execution, which could lead to system compromise and network availability issues.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade ISC DHCP to version 3.0.1rc14 or later, which includes a fix for the buffer overflow vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS