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Unscored USN-2868-1 1 CVE

isc-dhcp vulnerability

Published Jan 13, 2016 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

Sebastian Poehn discovered that the DHCP server, client, and relay
incorrectly handled certain malformed UDP packets. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause the DHCP server, client, or relay to stop
responding, resulting in a denial of service.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS isc-dhcp 4.2.4-7ubuntu12.4

Vulnerabilities 1

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2015-8605 EPSS 83%

    ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.1-ESV-R12-P1, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3-P1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servi…

    isc-dhcp isc-dhcp Debian Ubuntu

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8605