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[ GLSA 200808-05 ] ISC DHCP: Denial of Service
From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:16:35 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200808-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: ISC DHCP: Denial of Service Date: August 06, 2008 Bugs: #227135 ID: 200808-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in ISC DHCP. Background ========== ISC DHCP is ISC's reference implementation of all aspects of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/dhcp < 3.1.1 >= 3.1.1 Description =========== A buffer overflow error was found in ISC DHCP server, that can only be exploited under unusual server configurations where the DHCP server is configured to provide clients with a large set of DHCP options. Impact ====== A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All ISC DHCP users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/dhcp-3.1.1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-0062 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0062 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-05.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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