CVE-2003-0039 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ISC dhcrelay (dhcp-relay) version 3.0rc9 and earlier, and potentially other versions of isc dhcpd. Remote attackers can trigger a packet storm by sending a specially crafted BOOTP packet that is forwarded to a broadcast MAC address, leading to an infinite loop due to the lack of a hop count restriction. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known Metasploit modules, Nuclei templates, or ExploitDB entries. Despite its age, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, but no media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcpd:3.0.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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