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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840645
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1108-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp3' package(s) announced via the USN-1108-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dhcp3' package(s) announced via the USN-1108-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-1108-1 fixed vulnerabilities in DHCP. Due to an error, the patch to fix
the vulnerability was not properly applied on Ubuntu 9.10 and higher. This
update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the dhclient utility incorrectly filtered
crafted responses. An attacker could use this flaw with a malicious DHCP
server to execute arbitrary code, resulting in root privilege escalation.

Affected Software/OS:
'dhcp3' package(s) on Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0997
BugTraq ID: 47176
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47176
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#107886
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/107886
Debian Security Information: DSA-2216 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2216
Debian Security Information: DSA-2217 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2217
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37623/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057888.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058279.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201301-06.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMU02752
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133226187115472&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT100802
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:073
http://www.osvdb.org/71493
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12812
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0428.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0840.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025300
http://secunia.com/advisories/44037
http://secunia.com/advisories/44048
http://secunia.com/advisories/44089
http://secunia.com/advisories/44090
http://secunia.com/advisories/44103
http://secunia.com/advisories/44127
http://secunia.com/advisories/44180
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.593345
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1108-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0879
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0886
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0909
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0915
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0926
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0965
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1000
XForce ISS Database: iscdhcp-dhclient-command-execution(66580)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66580
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