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CVE-2012-3954

Published: Jul 25, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-399
NVD MITRE
3.3CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 10.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple memory leaks in ISC DHCP 4.1.x and 4.2.x before 4.2.4-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by sending many requests.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:AAccess Vector
Adjacent Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

n/an/a
dhcpiscNetworking Infrastructure
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
isccommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka internet systems consortium
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027300
securitytracker.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2516
debian.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1141.html
rhn.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 25, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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