Buffer overflow in the logging capability for the DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12 and 3.0.1rc13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple hostname options in (1) DISCOVER, (2) OFFER, (3) REQUEST, (4) ACK, or (5) NAK messages, which can generate a long string when writing to a log file
Published Jun 24, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 45.33%
Description
Buffer overflow in the logging capability for the DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12 and 3.0.1rc13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple hostname options in (1) DISCOVER, (2) OFFER, (3) REQUEST, (4) ACK, or (5) NAK messages, which can generate a long string when writing to a log file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.3.1_r5
- 2.4.0.8
- 2.4.0.8a
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1
- iii
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.1
- 9.2
- 9.2
- 10.0
- 10.0
- core_2.0
- 7
- 8
- 8.0
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 45.33% (0.45333) | 98.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 45.33% (0.45333) | 98.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 67.48% (0.67476) | 98.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 63.05% (0.63054) | 98.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 53.92% (0.53923) | 97.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 63.05% (0.63054) | 98.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 90.18% (0.90176) | 99.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2024 | 92.41% (0.92406) | 99.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 93.49% (0.93490) | 98.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.70% (0.93696) | 98.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.16% (0.10159) | 94.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.16% (0.10159) | 94.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.16% (0.10159) | 87.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108795911203342&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108843959502356&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938625206063&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23265 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317350 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:061 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_19_dhcp_server.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10590 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-174A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.xerox.com/downloads/usa/en/c/cert_XRX06_004_v11.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16475 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.