CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0304

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Dual DHCP DNS Server 1.0 exists in the DHCP options field. Remote attackers can exploit this to cause a denial of service (application crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes disruption of DHCP and DNS services, leading to network unavailability for clients, and in case of code execution, potential server compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Dual DHCP DNS Server to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability. If an update is not possible, restrict server access to trusted networks only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Dual DHCP DNS Server 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the DHCP options field.

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