Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1388-3 dhcp -- buffer overflow
- Date Reported:
- 29 Oct 2007
- Affected Packages:
- dhcp
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 446354.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-5365. - More information:
-
The patch used to correct the DHCP server buffer overflow in DSA-1388-1 was incomplete and did not adequately resolve the problem. This update to the previous advisory makes updated packages based on a newer version of the patch available.
For completeness, please find below the original advisory:
It was discovered that dhcp, a DHCP server for automatic IP address assignment, didn't correctly allocate space for network replies. This could potentially allow a malicious DHCP client to execute arbitrary code upon the DHCP server.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.0pl5-19.5etch2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed shortly.
Updates to the old stable version (sarge) are pending.
We recommend that you upgrade your dhcp packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_arm.udeb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_mipsel.udeb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch2_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_s390.udeb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client-udeb_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-relay_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dhcp/dhcp-client_2.0pl5-19.5etch1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.