CVE-2004-0460
HIGHEPSS 99th pctlDescription
Buffer overflow in the logging capability for the DHCP daemon (DHCPD) for ISC DHCP 3.0.1rc12 and 3.0.1rc13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via multiple hostname options in (1) DISCOVER, (2) OFFER, (3) REQUEST, (4) ACK, or (5) NAK messages, which can generate a long string when writing to a log file.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108795911203342&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108843959502356&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938625206063&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23265
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317350
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:061
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_19_dhcp_server.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10590
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-174A.html
- http://www.xerox.com/downloads/usa/en/c/cert_XRX06_004_v11.pdf
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16475
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.