CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0461

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12 and 3.0.1rc13, when compiled in environments that do not provide the vsnprintf function, uses C include files that define vsnprintf to use the less safe vsprintf function, which can lead to buffer overflow vulnerabilities that enable a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes the possibility of remotely causing a DHCP server crash and potentially executing arbitrary code, which could lead to network disruption and system compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade ISC DHCP to version 3.0.1rc14 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability. If an upgrade is not possible, compile DHCPD in an environment that provides the safe vsnprintf function.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12 and 3.0.1rc13, when compiled in environments that do not provide the vsnprintf function, uses C include files that define vsnprintf to use the less safe vsprintf function, which can lead to buffer overflow vulnerabilities that enable a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.

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