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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gain root remotely >> DHCP server overflow / format string bug Vulnerability Assessment Details
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DHCP server overflow / format string bug |
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Chats with the remote DHCP server Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is running a DHCP server. If the remote server is ISC-DHCPd, make sure you are running the latest version, as several flaws affect older versions and may permit a possible hacker to gain root on this host *** Note that Nessus did not check for the existence of the *** flaws, so this might be a false positive See also : http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-01.html http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-12.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 4701, 6627, 6628, 11591 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison |
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