CVE-2010-2156: DHCP: Fencepost error on zero-length client identifier

A request from a client containing a zero length client id will cause the server to exit.

CVE: 

CVE-2010-2156   VU#541921

Posting date: 

01 Jun 2010

Program Impacted: 

DHCP

Versions affected: 

4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x

Severity: 

High

Exploitable: 

Remotely

Description:

A request from a client containing a zero length client id will cause the server to exit.

Impact:

The DHCP server will exit upon receipt of a request containing a zero length client ID, necessitating a restart.

Workarounds:

Some defense against this may be achieved by restricting packets to servers, but only an upgrade provides a complete solution.

Active exploits:

None known at this time.

Solution:  

Upgrade DHCP to one of the following: 4.1.1-P1 or 4.0.2-P1.

There are no plans for fixes for affected versions of DHCP previous to 4.1.1 and 4.0.2 of the 4.x branches, and please note that version 3.1.x is not affected.

The patch will be included in the next beta release for 4.2.0.

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