CVE-2015-8605
dhcp: UDP payload length not properly checked
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · January 12, 2016
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.1-ESV-R12-P1, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid length field in a UDP IPv4 packet.
Statement
This issue is not planned to be addressed in the dhcp packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, or 7, as the problem can not be triggered with those packages. For further technical details, refer to: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1297314#c5
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.9AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound