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TI-2012-03094 Aliases CVE-2012-3570GHSA-c23j-xrx5-hcrf

Buffer overflow in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P1, when DHCPv6 mode is enabled, allows…

Priority LOW 30CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P1, when DHCPv6 mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and daemon exit) via a crafted client identifier parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02572 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 a1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:a2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 a2VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 b1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 b2VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 p1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 rc1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.1:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1 b1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1 rc1VulnerableISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 a1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:a2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 a2 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 b1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 b2 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 p1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.1:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 b1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·ISC
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.2:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2 b1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2 rc1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3 p1VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3 p2VulnerableISC
cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.4VulnerableISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.2:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 b1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 p1 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 p2 Vulnerable ·ISC
  • cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·ISC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3570
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c23j-xrx5-hcrf

References

Advisory 4

  • TI-2011-00858 dhclient in ISC DHCP 3.0.x through 4.2.x before 4.2.1-P1, 3.1-ESV before 3.1-ESV-R1, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-02364 Failure to properly clean up closed OMAPI connections can exhaust available sockets CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-07072 ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.1-ESV-R12-P1, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3-P1 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2016-02318 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… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2009-00661 Stack-based buffer overflow in the script_write_params method in client/dhclient.c in ISC… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-02068 ISC DHCP 4.1 before 4.1.1-P1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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