FreeBSD : isc-dhcp -- multiple vulnerabilities (c7fa3618-d5ff-11e1-90a2-000c299b62e1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 60115

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

ISC reports :

An unexpected client identifier parameter can cause the ISC DHCP daemon to segmentation fault when running in DHCPv6 mode, resulting in a denial of service to further client requests. In order to exploit this condition, an attacker must be able to send requests to the DHCP server.

An error in the handling of malformed client identifiers can cause a DHCP server running affected versions (see 'Impact') to enter a state where further client requests are not processed and the server process loops endlessly, consuming all available CPU cycles. Under normal circumstances this condition should not be triggered, but a non-conforming or malicious client could deliberately trigger it in a vulnerable server. In order to exploit this condition an attacker must be able to send requests to the DHCP server.

Two memory leaks have been found and fixed in ISC DHCP. Both are reproducible when running in DHCPv6 mode (with the -6 command-line argument.) The first leak is confirmed to only affect servers operating in DHCPv6 mode, but based on initial code analysis the second may theoretically affect DHCPv4 servers (though this has not been demonstrated.)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00714

https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00712

https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-00737

http://www.nessus.org/u?95faf0c5

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 60115

File Name: freebsd_pkg_c7fa3618d5ff11e190a2000c299b62e1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 7/25/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:isc-dhcp41-server, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:isc-dhcp42-server, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/24/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3570, CVE-2012-3571, CVE-2012-3954