GLSA-201804-05 : ISC DHCP: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 108926

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201804-05 (ISC DHCP: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ISC DHCP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts.
Workaround :

There are no known workarounds at this time for CVE-2018-5732 or CVE-2018-5733.
In accordance with upstream documentation, the recommended workaround for CVE-2017-3144 is, “to disallow access to the OMAPI control port from unauthorized clients (in accordance with best practices for server operation).”

Solution

All DHCP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/dhcp-4.3.6_p1'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 108926

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201804-05.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 4/10/2018

Updated: 11/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5733

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:dhcp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3144, CVE-2018-5732, CVE-2018-5733

GLSA: 201804-05

IAVB: 2018-B-0034-S

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