CVE-2012-3570 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P1, specifically when DHCPv6 mode is enabled. An attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted client identifier parameter, leading to a denial of service through a segmentation fault and daemon exit. With a CVSS score of 5.7, this vulnerability has an adjacent network attack vector and medium attack complexity, resulting in a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:a1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:a2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:isc:dhcp:4.2.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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