CVE-2004-0460
highpriority · attend · 56EPSS 0.453 · 99 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (23)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- suse suse linux admin-cd for firewallall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_admin-cd_for_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- suse suse linux connectivity serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_connectivity_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (22)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108795911203342&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108843959502356&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108938625206063&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23265enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/317350enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:061enisa_euvd
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_19_dhcp_server.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10590enisa_euvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan