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CVE-2018-57327.5HighCWE-119

CVE-2018-5732: A specially constructed response from a malicious server can cause a buffer overflow in dhclient

ISC · ISC DHCP

Vendor fix available · Affected: ISC DHCP · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

5.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
92nd percentile
050100

Higher than 92% of scored CVEs

7.5HighCVSS 3.0
LowHigh

DescriptionCVE.org

Failure to properly bounds-check a buffer used for processing DHCP options allows a malicious server (or an entity masquerading as a server) to cause a buffer overflow (and resulting crash) in dhclient by sending a response containing a specially constructed options section. Affects ISC DHCP versions 4.1.0 -> 4.1-ESV-R15, 4.2.0 -> 4.2.8, 4.3.0 -> 4.3.6, 4.4.0

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • ISC · ISC DHCPISC DHCP 4.1.0 -> 4.1-ESV-R15, 4.2.0 -> 4.2.8, 4.3.0 -> 4.3…

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Exploitation
Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
ISC
Published
October 2019

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