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dhcp: unexpected abort caused by a DHCPv6 decline message

Published Jan 31, 2011

Description

The DHCPv6 server in ISC DHCP 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.2-P1, 4.0-ESV and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R1, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1b1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon crash) by sending a message over IPv6 for a declined and abandoned address.

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Remediation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner certcc
Published Jan 31, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 11, 2011
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jan 26, 2011