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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900694
Category:Buffer overflow
Title:ISC DHCP Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary:ISC DHCP Client is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
ISC DHCP Client is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to a boundary error within the 'script_write_params()'
function in 'client/dhclient.c' which can be exploited to cause a stack-based
buffer overflow by sending an overly long subnet-mask option.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation allows attackers to run arbitrary code, corrupt memory,
and can cause denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
ISC DHCP dhclient 4.1 before 4.1.0p1

ISC DHCP dhclient 4.0 before 4.0.1p1

ISC DHCP dhclient 3.1 before 3.1.2p1

ISC DHCP dhclient all versions in 3.0

and 2.0 series.

Solution:
Upgrade to version 4.1.0p1, 4.0.1p1, or 3.1.2p1 or later.

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0692
BugTraq ID: 35668
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35668
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#410676
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/410676
Debian Security Information: DSA-1833 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1833
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01177.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00340.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-12.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMA02554
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT100018
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:151
NETBSD Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2009-010
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2009-010.txt.asc
http://www.osvdb.org/55819
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10758
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5941
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1136.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1154.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022548
http://secunia.com/advisories/35785
http://secunia.com/advisories/35829
http://secunia.com/advisories/35830
http://secunia.com/advisories/35831
http://secunia.com/advisories/35832
http://secunia.com/advisories/35841
http://secunia.com/advisories/35849
http://secunia.com/advisories/35850
http://secunia.com/advisories/35851
http://secunia.com/advisories/35880
http://secunia.com/advisories/36457
http://secunia.com/advisories/37342
http://secunia.com/advisories/40551
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.561471
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2009:037 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00003.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-803-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1891
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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