CVE-2007-5365

critical

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD 4.0 through 4.2, and some other dhcpd implementations based on ISC dhcp-2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a DHCP request specifying a maximum message size smaller than the minimum IP MTU.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4601

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5817

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/37045

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3088

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-531-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-531-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018794

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32213

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25984

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483230/100/100/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482085/100/100/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0970.html

http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#001_dhcpd

http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#010_dhcpd

http://www.openbsd.org/errata40.html#016_dhcpd

http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.sbin/dhcpd/options.c

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1388

http://www.coresecurity.com/index.php5?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1962

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243806-1

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109077-21-1

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021157

http://secunia.com/advisories/32668

http://secunia.com/advisories/27350

http://secunia.com/advisories/27338

http://secunia.com/advisories/27273

http://secunia.com/advisories/27160

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=446354

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-10-11

Updated: 2018-10-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical