CVE-2003-0039

Description

ISC dhcrelay (dhcp-relay) 3.0rc9 and earlier, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet storm) via a certain BOOTP packet that is forwarded to a broadcast MAC address, causing an infinite loop that is not restricted by a hop count.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.94% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000616	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/149953	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-245	patch vendor advisory
http://cc.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-26.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-034.html	vendor advisory
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.012-dhcpd.html	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11187	vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104310927813830&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6628	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2003-0039?: CVE-2003-0039 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2003-0039?: To fix CVE-2003-0039, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2003-0039 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2003-0039 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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