Memory Leak Affecting dhcp-common package, versions <12:4.1.1-31.P1.el6_3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.91% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-DHCPCOMMON-2061574
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Jul 2012

Introduced: 24 Jul 2012

CVE-2012-3954  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 dhcp-common to version 12:4.1.1-31.P1.el6_3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dhcp-common package and not the dhcp-common package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Multiple memory leaks in ISC DHCP 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many requests.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1