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CVE-2003-0039 Detail

Description

ISC dhcrelay (dhcp-relay) 3.0rc9 and earlier, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (packet storm) via a certain BOOTP packet that is forwarded to a broadcast MAC address, causing an infinite loop that is not restricted by a hop count.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://cc.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-26.txt CVE, MITRE
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000616 CVE, MITRE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104310927813830&w=2 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-245 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/149953 CVE, MITRE US Government Resource 
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2003.012-dhcpd.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-034.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6628 CVE, MITRE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11187 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2003-0039
NVD Published Date:
02/07/2003
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE