Description
The supersede_lease function in memory.c in ISC DHCP (dhcpd) server 2.0pl5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a DHCPDISCOVER packet with a 32 byte client-identifier, which causes the packet to be interpreted as a corrupt uid and causes the server to exit with "corrupt lease uid."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=380273
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21345Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21363Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21655
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016755
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1143Patch
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#dhcpd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19348
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3158Vendor Advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=380273
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21345Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21363Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21655
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016755
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1143Patch
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata.html#dhcpd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19348
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3158Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 9, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified