CVE-2016-2774

MEDIUM 5.9CVE-2016-2774 · Published 09/03/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
dhcp isc	`= 4.1-esv= 4.1.0= 4.1.1= 4.1.2= 4.2.0= 4.2.1= 4.2.2= 4.2.3= 4.2.4= 4.2.5= 4.2.6= 4.2.7= 4.2.8= 4.3.0= 4.3.1= 4.3.2= 4.3.3`	No fix yet

Description

ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.

References

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183458.html · Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183640.html · Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00066.html · Mailing List
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2590.html · Third Party Advisory
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/bid/84208 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1035196 · Third Party Advisory
kb.isc.org/article/AA-01354 · Vendor Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00023.html · Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com/3586-1 · Third Party Advisory

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