CVE-2016-2774

5.9 MEDIUM
Published: March 09, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

ISC DHCP 4.1.x before 4.1-ESV-R13 and 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.4 does not restrict the number of concurrent TCP sessions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (INSIST assertion failure or request-processing outage) by establishing many sessions.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183458.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183640.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00066.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2590.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84208
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035196
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01354
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00023.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3586-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183458.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183640.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-07/msg00066.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2590.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84208
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.isc.org/article/AA-01354
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3586-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
65.6%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

isc canonical debian

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