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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840181
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-531-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the USN-531-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp' package(s) announced via the USN-531-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-531-1 fixed vulnerabilities in dhcp. The fixes were incomplete,
and only reduced the scope of the vulnerability, without fully solving
it. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Nahuel Riva and Gerardo Richarte discovered that the DHCP server did not
correctly handle certain client options. A remote attacker could send
malicious DHCP replies to the server and execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'dhcp' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-5365
BugTraq ID: 25984
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25984
BugTraq ID: 32213
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32213
Bugtraq: 20071011 CORE-2007-0928: Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in OpenBSDâ??s DHCP server (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482085/100/100/threaded
Bugtraq: 20071102 DoS Exploit for DHCPd bug (Bugtraq ID 25984 ; CVE-2007-5365) (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483230/100/100/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1388 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1388
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4601
http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1962
OpenBSD Security Advisory: [4.0] 20071008 016: SECURITY FIX: October 8, 2007
http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html#016_dhcpd
OpenBSD Security Advisory: [4.1] 20071008 010: SECURITY FIX: October 8, 2007
http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#010_dhcpd
OpenBSD Security Advisory: [4.2] 20071008 001: SECURITY FIX: October 8, 2007
http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#001_dhcpd
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5817
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0970.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018794
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021157
http://secunia.com/advisories/27160
http://secunia.com/advisories/27273
http://secunia.com/advisories/27338
http://secunia.com/advisories/27350
http://secunia.com/advisories/32668
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243806-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-531-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-531-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3088
XForce ISS Database: openbsd-dhcp-bo(37045)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37045
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