dhcp: unexpected abort caused by a DHCPv6 decline message
Published Jan 31, 2011
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 32.92%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 4.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.3
Configuration 2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
dhcp-12:4.1.1-12.P1.el6_0.2
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0256
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
dhcp
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
dhcp
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | dhcp-12:4.1.1-12.P1.el6_0.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0256 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | dhcp | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | dhcp | Not affected | n/a |
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:N/I:N/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 3, 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 32.92% (0.32923) | 98.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 32.75% (0.32751) | 98.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 26, 2026 | 8.61% (0.08607) | 92.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 11.25% (0.11249) | 93.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 4.94% (0.04942) | 89.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 11.21% (0.11212) | 92.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.69% (0.07690) | 91.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.78% (0.12781) | 95.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01358) | 85.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 0.96% (0.00961) | 81.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00914) | 81.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 82.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 26.38% (0.26383) | 97.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 26.38% (0.26383) | 95.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (25)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053644.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43006 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43104 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43167 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43354 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43613 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024999 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2184 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/advisories/cve-2011-0413 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/686084 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:022 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/70680 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0256.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46035 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0235 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0266 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0300 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0400 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0583 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0413 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672755 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64959 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00456 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0413
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0413
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053644.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43006 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43104 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43167 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43354 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43613 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1024999 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2184 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/advisories/cve-2011-0413 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/686084 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:022 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/70680 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0256.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46035 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0235 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0266 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0300 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0400 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0583 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0413 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672755 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64959 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-00456 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0413 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0413 |
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