DHCP: ISC DHCP Server DHCPOFFER Client Identifier Field Denial of Service
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against ISC's DHCP Server. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition. Please note that this traffic may be legitimate for other DHCP servers.
Extended Description
ISC DHCP server is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. This issue occurs when an automatic IP address is assigned to a system. An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the DHCP server, causing a denial-of-service condititon. This issue affects version 2 releases of DHCP; version 3 releases are reportedly not affected.
Affected Products
Xerox document_centre,Isc dhcpd,Debian linux
Short Name
DHCP:SERVER:ISC-DISCOVER-DOS
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop Packet
Category
DHCP
Keywords
CVE-2004-0900 CVE-2006-3122 Client DHCP DHCPOFFER Denial Field ISC Identifier Server Service bid:19348 of
Release Date
10/10/2006
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3724
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Isc
Openbsd
Debian
Xerox
CVSS Score
10.0
5.0