CVE-2013-2494 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libdns within ISC DHCP 4.2.x before 4.2.5-P1. Remote name servers can exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted regular expressions, leading to memory exhaustion and system instability for machines running dhcpd. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a high impact on availability with high attack complexity, and requires some authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available 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:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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