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CVE-2011-4539

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle...

5.0 MediumFix available

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle regular expressions in dhcpd.conf, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request packet.

Exploit likelihood

15.2%Down 8.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle regular expressions in dhcpd.conf, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request packet.

Record
CVE-2011-4539
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle regular expressions in dhcpd.conf, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request packet.

Record
CVE-2011-4539
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4465 No score

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle regular expressions in dhcpd.conf, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request packet.

Record
EUVD-2011-4465
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mm2-hqgc-vvw9 No score

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle...

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle regular expressions in dhcpd.conf, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request packet.

Record
GHSA-4mm2-hqgc-vvw9
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle regular expressions in dhcpd.conf, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request packet.

Record
CVE-2011-4539
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4539 No score

dhcpd in ISC DHCP 4.x before 4.2.3-P1 and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R4 does not properly handle regular expressions in dhcpd.conf, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted request packet.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4539
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10358-1 No score

dhcp-4.3.3.P1-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the dhcp-4.3.3.P1-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10358-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
isc-dhcp
Debian:12
 before 4.2.2.dfsg.1-5
4.2.2.dfsg.1-5
isc-dhcp
Debian:13
 before 4.2.2.dfsg.1-5
4.2.2.dfsg.1-5
isc-dhcp
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 4.1.1-P1-15+squeeze5, plus listed versions
4.1.1-P1-154.1.1-P1-15+squeeze14.1.1-P1-15+squeeze24.1.1-P1-15+squeeze34.1.1-P1-15+squeeze4
4.1.1-P1-15+squeeze5
isc-dhcp
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 4.1.1-P1-15+squeeze6, plus listed versions
4.1.1-P1-154.1.1-P1-15+squeeze14.1.1-P1-15+squeeze24.1.1-P1-15+squeeze34.1.1-P1-15+squeeze44.1.1-P1-15+squeeze5
4.1.1-P1-15+squeeze6
dhclient
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhclient
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dhcp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhclient
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhclient
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
12:4.1.1-25.P1.el6_2.1
dhcp
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
 before 4.3.3.P1-3.1
4.3.3.P1-3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-4539 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Isc Dhcp, published December 8, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.2%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in isc-dhcp 4.2.2.dfsg.1-5.

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